Medlen throws off mound, itching for return
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – While Mike Minor, Brandon Beachy and Rodrigo Lopez battle for the fifth starter spot in the Braves’ rotation, the man who vacated it is making steady progress toward his return.
Kris Medlen threw off the mound Tuesday for the first time since his Aug. 18 ligament-transplant elbow surgery, aka “Tommy John” surgery. He threw 15 pitches in the bullpen, at what was supposed to be about 50-percent exertion.
Braves were 13-1 in Kris Medlen's starts in 2010, before season-ending ebow surgery. (Brant Sanderlin photo/AJC)
“Didn’t have the feel for [pitches], but the arm felt great,” he said. “All the stuff I’ve been doing has been working.”
You will probably not be surprised to learn that the irrepressible, always-upbeat, frequently hilarious 25-year-old with the “fauxhawk” haircut hasn’t been worn down by the tedium of rehab.
He credits teammates who’ve been through the same surgery, especially Tim Hudson and Peter Moylan, with helping him keep things in perspective and avoid worrying about the various rehab stages and aches and pains along the way.
“It’s huge,” Medlen said. “Before I even knew if I was going to need it, Huddy was like, dude, I’ve seen this a bunch of times…. They were there before I even needed it.”
And they’ve been there since he had it. Any time Medlen has a concern or wonders if this twinge or that soreness is normal, he can barely get the question out before one of the Braves’ T.J. surgery veterans — Jonny Venters is another – has the reassuring reply.
He’s a few days from the seven-month point in a rehab that usually requires 12 months, give or take a month.
“It’s been somewhat easy from the get-go,” Medlen said, referring to the mental part of dealing with surgery and rehab. “I mean, instead of having nobody there to talk to or anything, I’ve had all these guys.
“They talk about the tightness [in the post-surgery elbow]. The tightness isstill be there, but it’s still healing. They just reassure me that everything’s good.
“Some of the guys have said that even when they came back and were throwing, they still had that little bit of tightness in there. It’s just something you’ve got to deal with. It goes away with time, but like I said, it’s reassuring to have guys to talk to who’ve been through it.”
Much has been said about injuries that slowed the Braves after the All-Star break, and at the top of the list are usually the season-ending injuries to Chipper Jones and Martin Prado.
Ask around in the clubhouse, however, and players will invariably include Medlen’s elbow injury in the short list of key injuries that reduced their chances at the NL East title.
Medlen was 5-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 14 starts last season, and the Braves had a stunning 13-1 record in his starts.
Although he said his rehab’s been relatively “easy” because of the support and advice he’s received from his teammates who’ve been through, he also conceded that there have been plenty of times where it’s been brutal.
“Yeah, I mean, sitting through that two months and the playoffs and just knowing how I am – I mean, I definitely wanted to be in there,” he said. “And seeing the No. 5 spot battle [this spring] … Whoever gets the spot, Beachy, Minor or Lopez, is obviously going to be a good choice, because I know they’re all doing pretty well this spring.”
But…
“You know, I think it’s my spot,” he said, “just that they’re battling for it. It’s unfortunate that I’m not there to battle with them for it.”
The rehab plan has him on schedule to return sometime between mid-August to September, though it’s impossible to pinpoint a date at this stage. When he returns, the Braves could use him in a bullpen role if all of their starters are healthy and pitching well.
I asked Medlen about that, whether he’d be cool with any role in his return. He answered rather artfully.
“Yeah,” he said. “But I had some success as a starter, and we were winning when I pitched. I like winning.
“Of course it’d be cool to come back as a starter. I’m going to rehab as a starter. But if whoever is in the fifth spot is dealing, why change anything? Of course I’m open to whatever they want me to do.”
♣ Glavine in broadcast booth: I’m hearing that Tom Glavine is going to have a more extensive role in the Braves’ TV booth this season. I’m told that he’ll work as analyst (with Braves fixture Joe Simpson moving over from analyst work to do play-by-play) on an undetermined number of the Peachtree TV games that are being produced this year by Fox Sports South. Expect an announcement soon.
Braves lineup
- Prado LF
- Conrad 2B
- Chipper 3B
- McCann DH
- Hinske 1B
- Mather CF
- Ross C
- W.Ramirez RF
- D.Hernandez SS
♣ OK, we’ve got to get this posted. Not much time today to write this blog, because of the major news about Luis Salazar and the unsuccessful attempts by surgeons to save his eye. There’s a separate on that posted on the blog page.
You already probably know that Jason Heyward is out of the lineup again with back stiffness, the fifth consecutive game he’s missed. Today’s 1:05 p.m. game against the Red Sox is on ESPN, so expect the ESPN guys to talk plenty about it.
Heyward isn't playing today for Bravos, but David Ortiz (above) is in Red Sox lineup.
The Braves again said it’s not serious, and Heyward again took batting practice and other pregame drills.
Braves GM Frank Wren said this about the situation: “Just spring soreness. Everybody goes through it in one form or another, and one body part or another, or multiple body parts. It’s just spring soreness. We all go through it.”
One other thing: Freddie Freeman was in the initial lineup today as DH, but was scratched. No healthy issues there; Brian McCann just needed to get some at-bats against a lefty, and the Red Sox are starting lefty Jon Lester today.
Let’s close with a Nick Cave/Grinderman tune from the sublime Grinderman 2 album. You can see them do it live here.
“HEATHEN CHILD” by Grinderman
Hey little momo
Light as a rainbow,
Heavy as an asteroid
Crashed in the bathtub
Yeah, sitting in the bathtub
Hair full of her fingers
Hair full of her fingers
Yeah, sitting in the bathtub
Says, “I’m scared and lonely”
Sweet little momo says,
“I’m scared and lonely”
Here come the wolfman
Hey little momo
Saying, “hey little momo”
Saying, “hey little momo”
Sitting in the bathtub
My heathen child
She’s a heathen child
Yeah, she’s a heathen child
Yeah, she’s a real wild child
She got a little powder
She got a little gun
She got a little poison
Got a little gun
Sitting in the bathtub
Sucking her thumb
Says, “I don’t care about Buddha
[Don’t] care about Krishna
Don’t care about Allah
Don’t care about anything”
Just sitting in the bathtub,
Sucking her thumb…
Cuz she’s a heathen child
Yeah, she’s a heathen child
Now she’s a heathen child
Yeah, she’s a real wild child
1,464 comments Add your comment
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:07 pm
Look forward to Med’s return
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:08 pm
Here we go
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:09 pm
Scutaro with a HR.
Venice Jim
March 16th, 2011
1:09 pm
Oooops…
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:10 pm
Hammered!
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
1:10 pm
Scutaro homerd on 0-1 pitch to lead off the game.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:11 pm
Hanson gives up a lead-off home run to Scutaro. Saux 1, Braves 0
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:11 pm
I see Mixxo started drinking a little early today.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:11 pm
Adrian Gonzalez is up.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:12 pm
Prado is graceful in LF.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:13 pm
Gonzalez flies out to Prado for the second out.
Yoooooook to the plate.
LAG
March 16th, 2011
1:13 pm
Mather in CF. Interesting, to say the least.
LAG
March 16th, 2011
1:15 pm
Let me continue…
… interesting because he’s not one of the usual suspects out there (McLouth, Schafer, Ramirez).
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:15 pm
Roller to Hernandez. High throw, but Hinske holds the bag for the third out.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:15 pm
Maybe they’re gonna see what Mather can do in CF to figure out if Conrad makes the team or not.
Corky Miller's Beer Gut
March 16th, 2011
1:15 pm
well if braves keep the offensive ball rolling this game is already over.
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:16 pm
Is there a radio feed?
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:17 pm
Prado, Conrad, and Chipper to face Lester in the bottom of the first.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:18 pm
It’s on ESPN PTBNL.
P'cola Brave
March 16th, 2011
1:18 pm
Conrad is hitting terrible. I hope they really evaluate him hard. He went through some major confidence trauma at the end of the year and has yet to impress this spring. Personally I don’t think hes over it.
Corky Miller's Beer Gut
March 16th, 2011
1:18 pm
the red sox have 16 playes that have been on the all-star team holy crap
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
1:18 pm
Clearly Hanson does not belong in the rotation and should be released for giving up that homer to a leadoff hitter. He is absolutely in the same boat as KK. Maybe we could package the two of them to the Cardinals for Albert Pujols if Wren does not agree to release them.
Brava
March 16th, 2011
1:18 pm
Marteeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:18 pm
Marteeeeno with a single.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:18 pm
Marteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:19 pm
RAW DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:19 pm
Prado smokes a hit to center.
Marteeeeeeen! for all you one-worders.
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
1:19 pm
OK, Brooksie got a hit. He makes the team.
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:19 pm
Yeah, Thanks BFChris26. I like to hear our guys call the game though. Still would like a radio feed.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:19 pm
Aggressive base running by Prado. Going 1st to 3rd on a single
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:20 pm
Conrad bloops a single. Prado to third on a bauble in the OF.
Chippah to the plate.
Venice Jim
March 16th, 2011
1:20 pm
Well-timed, P-cola…
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:20 pm
Chipper
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:21 pm
Hoss with an RBI single!
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:21 pm
keylargo, drank much sarcasm juice lately? lol
LAG
March 16th, 2011
1:21 pm
Nice manufacture of a run there.
Corky Miller's Beer Gut
March 16th, 2011
1:21 pm
nice chipper drives in a run with a base hit
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:21 pm
You DO NOT try to pitch me inside – Hoss
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:22 pm
Chipper gets a hit and plates Prado.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
1:22 pm
Thanks for the update on one of my favorite Braves! I look forward to seeing Meds on the mound again soon
BravePack
March 16th, 2011
1:22 pm
3 batters 3 hits and against the Red Sox….nice.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:22 pm
Conrad with smart base running.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:22 pm
McCann to the plate.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
1:22 pm
Nicely hit, BMac…too bad that dummy had to catch it.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:23 pm
McCann flies out, but Conrad tags and moves to third.
Hinske to the plate.
LAG
March 16th, 2011
1:23 pm
Good wood on a lineout to RF by McCann. Conrad to 3rd on the out.
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
1:23 pm
Chipper haters are very quiet of late. Nice swing Mac.
alimc
March 16th, 2011
1:24 pm
i wanna watch! i wanna watch!
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
1:24 pm
McCann is looking very weak with the bat this week. Give him a fresh start at Gwinnett and maybe call him up when the roster expands in Sept.
LAG
March 16th, 2011
1:25 pm
Hinske down looking on a rather nasty front-door slider (or cutter?) by Lester.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:25 pm
Tough pitch ‘Ski.
P'cola Brave
March 16th, 2011
1:25 pm
VJ
Isn’t that how it works. You dog a guy and he burns you. Good for him for proving me wrong.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:25 pm
Gaw! This Mather is a tall drink of water.
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:26 pm
“McCann to the plate” See McFann, I was hoping he would cut down on that!
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:26 pm
Hinske strikes out. Salty almost gave away a run. He almost rolled the ball to the mound, forgetting that there are only two outs.
Mather comes to the plate.
P'cola Brave
March 16th, 2011
1:26 pm
Hard hit ball by Mather. Good to see.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:26 pm
A ball smoked Youk’s way.
tony austin
March 16th, 2011
1:27 pm
Over and under that Heyward starts the season off on the DL ????
LAG
March 16th, 2011
1:27 pm
Mather grounds out rather sharply to 3B.
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
1:27 pm
Braves get a run on 3 straight singles, then go F9 (McCann), K (Hinske) and 5-3 (Mather) to end 1st
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:27 pm
Mather grounds to third. Good play by Yook to retire Mather.
Fols
March 16th, 2011
1:27 pm
Outfield depth is looking worse with every Mather at-bat.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:27 pm
Oh, yeah. Cut Mather!
P'cola Brave
March 16th, 2011
1:29 pm
Fols
How does it looke worse. Mather just smoked a ball to third that Youk did a good job to even get leather on.
Crime Dog
March 16th, 2011
1:29 pm
Over and under that Heyward starts the season off on the DL ????
Um. Three?
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:29 pm
DOB
Who’s slated after Hanson today to pitch?
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:29 pm
Top of the second. Hanson versus Ortiz.
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
1:30 pm
Just honing my skilz for in game regular season.
You may not agree with everything I say but hey, it’s Spring Training. By regular season you’ll disagree with everything.
alimc
March 16th, 2011
1:30 pm
thanks for the pbp DOB and everyone!
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:31 pm
Ortiz strikes out. Ross drops and tags for the out.
Salty to the plate.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
1:32 pm
BP, you can either leave the draft to chance or you can pick the organization to start out with and they place you somewhere in the minors.
flange1
March 16th, 2011
1:32 pm
DOB<
Thanks for the update on Meds! Hope to see him back pitching soon!
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:32 pm
Heyward is a non-issue with me from now on. Can’t count on him. If he plays…..great, if not…….whatevah.
Braveone
March 16th, 2011
1:32 pm
From the previous blog which had 1,276 comments, cabravesfan led the way with 103 posts. There were 146 different poster names. Here are the Top 25:
Rank Poster Frequency
1 cabravesfan 103
2 PTBNL 93
3 Arkansas Transplant 89
4 Venice Jim 52
5 nolie 51
6 David O’Brien 43
7 haggard 41
8 Ward 36
9 Bat Masterson 33
10 Mixxo 33
11 Soph 31
12 richbrave 30
13 McFann Ô Ô 29
14 Tomahawkin 29
15 Lew 28
16 keylargo 27
17 JC from DR! 26
18 tiger297 24
19 Brava 21
20 BravePack 17
21 Jarryd 17
22 Murph 17
23 DS1 16
24 Tom O’Hawke 15
25 abwright 15
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:32 pm
Not to worry, keylargo. I don’t come to the blog for games during the season. I’d rather pull teeth… or something.
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:33 pm
Yay, CAB!
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:33 pm
Salty flies out to Mather in CF.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:35 pm
RE: Braveone, March 16th, 2011, 1:32 pm
I was robbed!
I hear cabravesfan has hired a Personal Trainer. Seems to be paying off.
Meanwhile, bloop single in front of Prado in LF.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:35 pm
Reg season…..Marteen might’ve dove for that dunker.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:36 pm
Caylish (sp) steal second on Hanson/McCann.
MFin04
March 16th, 2011
1:36 pm
Is McCann and his .200 average back on the Red Bulls?
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
1:36 pm
Hanson’s delivery is awful. That kid is going to have some serious arm troubles in the future.
Fols
March 16th, 2011
1:36 pm
I haven’t seen much video…has Prado mis-played anything yet out in the field or has it been pretty smooth so far?
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:37 pm
Lets go Braves!!!!!!!!!
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
1:38 pm
keylargo Give him a fresh start at Gwinnett and maybe call him up when the roster expands in Sept.
Yeah, good idea. No way he makes the team.
PTBNL—
Hahahaha!
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:38 pm
Pop out to Hernandez in shallow LF to end the inning.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:38 pm
JC from DR! –
Been saying that for years. It’s horrible and telegraphic.
alimc
March 16th, 2011
1:38 pm
i thought mccann was dh?
MFin04
March 16th, 2011
1:40 pm
How many times does David Ross get called Cody Ross in a season?
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:40 pm
“telegraphic” Hmmm Must be nice to tell the batter what you are going to throw and still get them out.
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
1:40 pm
Me neither PTBNL. It is a discouraging place to be game time.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
1:41 pm
abwright, good thing you padded your numbers with those PEP’s. You barely made the list.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
1:41 pm
Victory is MINE!!!! My work here is done…
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
1:42 pm
Cody Ross?
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:43 pm
Yes it is, keylargo.
LAG
March 16th, 2011
1:43 pm
Youk is pickin ‘em at third. Ross out on a hard liner.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:43 pm
keylargo –
Later!
Billy Jack's Barbecue & Shrimp Co
March 16th, 2011
1:44 pm
brutal on here today; nice to see the game on ESPN.
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
1:44 pm
Scheduled to follow Hanson in relief today: Linebrink, Sherrill, Moylan, O’Flaherty
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:44 pm
Youk- professional MLB player.
LAG
March 16th, 2011
1:44 pm
Ramirez down swinging.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:44 pm
Arkansas Transplant, March 16th, 2011, 1:41 pm … “abwright, good thing you padded your numbers with those PEP’s. You barely made the list.”
I was thinking the same thing. I also got a last post after the new bloggage.
Errm … I mean, I’ve never used PEP’s and if I did it’s someone else’s fault.
K.C. Frenchy
March 16th, 2011
1:44 pm
Its a shame Medlen got hurt, can you imagine what our rotation would look like with him at #5, he was 5-0 when he went down, could have finished with maybe 12 wins, he was on pace & regarded ahead of Hanson when he came up, oh what could have been!!!!!!! Go Bravos Ugga Ugga
LAG
March 16th, 2011
1:45 pm
Diory 6-3.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
1:45 pm
Wimpy inning for the Braves in the second. Not worth calling.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
1:45 pm
just heard the announcer say Diory would probably be the backup shortstop…since he thinks Cody Ross is catching for us not sure how much I value his perspective though
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
1:47 pm
“telegraphic” Hmmm Must be nice to tell the batter what you are going to throw and still get them out.
Just goes to show that hitting really is really, really hard.
tony
March 16th, 2011
1:47 pm
why is conrad on this team again?
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
1:48 pm
the minimum requirement is going up…wonder if he can provide metrics that talks about what % of total the top 25 make and how it trends over time…now that would add some real value
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
1:48 pm
Ha, nice hook Tommy. Nasty!
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:49 pm
You’re right, scoots.
flange1
March 16th, 2011
1:49 pm
A quick BBQ shout out to Billy Jack’s Barbecue & Shrimp Co,
We see them post on the DOB site, their BBQ is also quite good! A great mustard based sauce, great sides (love the beans and Brunswick Stew)
And the shrimp is wonderful as well.
If you are looking for BBQ at Howell Mill ITP, give Bill Jacks a try, it is good stuff!
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
1:49 pm
Good thing Tommy grabbed that grounder. Conrad would have kicked it and threw it in the stands. CUT HIM
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
1:49 pm
to the telegraphic comment how long would it take for the transmission to get to the batter as opposed to the ball?
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
1:50 pm
CAB, are you throwing in the towel after only one Victory?
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
1:50 pm
In regards to Brooks Conrad, if Bobby Cox was still here, I would say that Conrad would have to slap Wren to lose his job. But, there’s a new sheriff in town and Conrad has not shown anything this spring. He has been soundly outplayed by both Diory and Lucas and at some point, spring training has to mean something to these kids who are trying to making the team. As for Mather, I put him in the same boat as Schafer. He is supposed to be healthy, but he isn’t showing the ability that he is believed to have. No Ramirez hasn’t proven himself to be anything other than a career minor leaguer, but at some point, lets take a chance and see what happens. Waive Mather. It’s not like the team will lose anything by dumping him. Go with Young, Ramirez, Diory, Lucas, and Hinske and see how it all pans out. Opinions are something aren’t they?
Fols
March 16th, 2011
1:50 pm
I’m not a huge fan of the loyalty game in sports. After what Conrad went through last year, the errors are going to be extremely hard to over-come. I can see him really struggling this season and Wren will look back on this mistake knowing it was right in front of him to part ways.
glord1
March 16th, 2011
1:50 pm
Tommy looking good. Fastball only at 90-91 but the control is good and the hook has been nasty.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
1:51 pm
seabass almost fell down on that one…
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:51 pm
Hanson is all upper body, if he had McCann’s butt, he could drive the heat. Right now, it’s all arm.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:52 pm
Lowe perhaps?
Fols
March 16th, 2011
1:52 pm
Hold off…if Brooks goes 2 for 2 today…..he’s my favorite player of all time.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
1:53 pm
Interviewing Lowe about possible opening day start.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:54 pm
Scuturo – MLB player
trust
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
1:54 pm
Nice play.
glord1
March 16th, 2011
1:54 pm
Scutaro robs marten.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
1:55 pm
Good play Scutaro.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
1:55 pm
Conrad on first.
Fols
March 16th, 2011
1:56 pm
Walk doesn’t count…Conrad is not my favorite player of all-time.
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
1:56 pm
Mixxo = Little League Pitching Coach. Tommy has hit 93 and 94. It is dead arm thim this time in spring training. The ball is down for Tommy good sign.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
1:57 pm
It’s still considered in TB. Tough crowd.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
1:58 pm
Oh man..
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
1:58 pm
Chipper grimacing…..not good.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
1:58 pm
wonder if i can lead this conference call while watching the game and blogging…
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
1:58 pm
Chipper , hmm hurting. Take him out now!!!
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:00 pm
Chipper’s fine.
glord1
March 16th, 2011
2:00 pm
Chippers bat looks quick. Good sign.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:00 pm
tiger297, give it a try. I do it all the time.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
2:01 pm
Mac hitting the ball pretty hard today. Good sign considering his BA this spring.
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:02 pm
wonder if i can lead this conference call while watching the game and blogging…
Where’s tim? This man needs some bingo cards.
No crying
March 16th, 2011
2:02 pm
I think Keylargo needs to start the season on the Gwinette blog. Maybe get a September Call up, or maybe not.
Brave One In AZ
March 16th, 2011
2:02 pm
Looks as if he hit his heel with his backswing. I dont think its his knee. I hope anyway…
SABER
March 16th, 2011
2:02 pm
Anyone know if and where game is on internet radio?
Thx…
tony austin
March 16th, 2011
2:03 pm
I can understand about Chipper. I do joke and call him the glassman, but he’s been playing this game hard for many years. His baseball body is almost 39 and nagging injuries are going to happen….Heyward, on the other hand, is a very young man in good condition. If Heyward is this oft injured at his young age, what’s going to happen when he gets into his 30s, provided he makes it that far?
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
2:04 pm
DOB really does a good job announcing. I bet most of y’all didn’t know he works part time at ESPN too.
Here’s some of his accolades according to Wikipedia.
From 1987 to 1992 he called play-by-play for Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves as well as college football and basketball games for Georgia and Miami, garnering the Georgia Associated Press’ “Best Sports Play-by-Play” accolade in 1988 and 1991. O’Brien then broadcast for the Florida Marlins from the team’s inaugural year in 1993 through 2001, including their first World Series win in 1997.
I don’t know how he does one job much less two.
Pameee
March 16th, 2011
2:04 pm
Yeah!!!!Won by a landslide.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
2:05 pm
PTBNL-
Not at all, but today will be slower- have actual work to do and the USC game is on later…
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:05 pm
that was a 49mph fastball according to the ESPN speed shown. Dont believe that.
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:05 pm
I think Keylargo needs to start the season on the Gwinette blog. Maybe get a September Call up, or maybe not.
Nah. key is a vet; he’s got nothing to prove during ST. We know what we’re gonna get from him during the season. Right now, he’s just getting his work in and taking his reps.
MFin04
March 16th, 2011
2:06 pm
Nice play by Chipper.
DAP
March 16th, 2011
2:07 pm
medlen says the 5th spot is his. i like it.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:07 pm
That was right to Franc… I mean Mathers.
tony austin
March 16th, 2011
2:08 pm
Apparently I have Facebook-itis. I keep wanting to click “like” on the comments.
Gone Viral
March 16th, 2011
2:09 pm
Chipper, I’ve been watching you since you were on the best minor league team I’ve ever seen. I thought you were crazy to try to come back at your age from an injury like that. I was clearly wrong and I sincerely apologize for doubting you.
sportsmandh
March 16th, 2011
2:11 pm
anyone find it interesting Wren being so sure to say Heyward is just ’sore’ and everyone is ’sore’ etc. Yet the 39 year old coming off knee surgery has played very regular all spring training so far? I think there’s some smoke screen goin on with Heyward. I’m not saying it is serious, but back twinges this early for a 21 year old doesn’t bode well.
Chop Chop
March 16th, 2011
2:11 pm
Sounds like J-Hey’s got a chronic back issue.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
2:12 pm
Heyward’s done. Sit down.
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
2:12 pm
Heyward’s answers are not very good. Expecting the worst! Heyward is fragile. Dont slide head first and you wont hurt that thumb , Jey Hey.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:13 pm
tony austin – I have that disease, too
Can somebody update the score? I actually have work I have to do so I haven’t yet been able to get to gameday. Thanks
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
2:14 pm
Ramirez
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
2:15 pm
David Ross’ two-out single in 4th is Braves’ 1st hit since the Braves opened game with 3 straight hits
Wilkin Ramirez follows with another single, Braves on 1st and 2nd with 2 out, 1-1 game, D.Hernandez up
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:15 pm
bravesgrl4life, 1 to 1
P'cola Brave
March 16th, 2011
2:15 pm
This Wilkin Ramirez kid has some tools. Nice to have a RH OF in the system with some pop. I wouldn’t mind seeing him up in the ATL this year.
Felix Millan
March 16th, 2011
2:15 pm
rally time
ccjacket
March 16th, 2011
2:16 pm
Heyward’s going to be a 120-game max guy. Had various problems coming up thru the system, had a couple of issues last year, and now he’s got a back situation that can’t be fixed. Treated, but not fixed.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:16 pm
Thanks, DOB and AT!
Gone Viral
March 16th, 2011
2:17 pm
DOB, after the game, could you ask Ross what Lester and him were laughing about after the hit?
StingerSplash
March 16th, 2011
2:17 pm
Still trying to figure out how to blame the last two days on Pendleton. I’ll work on it.
Uh-oh, there’s a rally a-brewin’! And off the Sox opening day starter no less (caveat – Lester is the Teixiera of pitchers — a slooowww starter)
rammerjammer
March 16th, 2011
2:17 pm
DOB,
Is it safe to say the fourth outfielder won’t be Schafer and that’s why Mather is in CF today?
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
2:17 pm
That’s our Diory!!!
K’s looking.
reason
March 16th, 2011
2:17 pm
sportsmandh….I think Wren is quitely using the media to say yeah he’s ’sore’…..everybody is ’sore’. Here that Jason everyone is sore, yet they haven’t missed 5 games in a row. I’ve always to been taught when your working back in to playing shape you have to work the soreness out. Not sit wait and go again only to have the soreness come back.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:17 pm
Sounds like Jason needs to see a good chiropractor. I’ve got a great one just outside the Atlanta perimeter.
P'cola Brave
March 16th, 2011
2:18 pm
It may just be me but it doesn’t seem like Diory has really done much against the major league pitchers. It just seems most his hits have come off the lower tier and AA pitchers.
Fargo
March 16th, 2011
2:18 pm
Tom Glavine > Chip Carey
jeffrey d
March 16th, 2011
2:18 pm
if he had McCann’s butt Mixxo
If he had McCann’s butt?
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:18 pm
P’cola Brave – I think you will see Ramirez at the majors at some point this year. He’s been rather impressive.
Felix Millan
March 16th, 2011
2:19 pm
good, aggressive at bat Diory. Good grief.
glord1
March 16th, 2011
2:19 pm
Lester is a horse. Man he looks good. Tommy looks good as well.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
2:20 pm
bravesgrl4life – I said that the other day. That kid needs to see a good chiropractor.
Felix Millan
March 16th, 2011
2:20 pm
any chance to not hear Chip- I’m all for.
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:20 pm
Cut Heyward! Cut Diory!
Felix Millan
March 16th, 2011
2:22 pm
Diory may need to go to Gwinnett and let’s use Lucas to spell AG once a week or so. If he’s out for an extended period, call Diory back up.
LAG
March 16th, 2011
2:23 pm
Sounds like Jason needs to see a good chiropractor. I’ve got a great one just outside the Atlanta perimeter. – bravesgrl4life
I’ve been thinking the same thing.
It may just be me but it doesn’t seem like Diory has really done much against the major league pitchers. It just seems most his hits have come off the lower tier and AA pitchers. – P’cola Brave
That’s our Diory. He’s our next great AAAA player. And the disparity between his AAA and MLB stats bears that out.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:23 pm
Hanson dealing.
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
2:24 pm
Nate sounded very confident. I pray he keeps up his good ways.
MaconBraves (RIP)
March 16th, 2011
2:24 pm
Tom Glavine >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chip Caray
of course, Barney >>>>>>> Chip Caray as well.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
2:25 pm
jeffrey d -
OK, “lower-half”
“solid-foundation”
whatevah
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:25 pm
Strikeouts the side.
flange1
March 16th, 2011
2:25 pm
ncscoots,
Cut Heyward and Diory?
That is too easy!
STONE them I say!
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:25 pm
You hvae to admit, it’s little humorous to see the kid go from last year’s blog portrayal of Heyward-As-Bill-Brasky to the characterization of him as a fragile, skirt-wearing, underachieving semi-bust. Or is that just me, LOL?
glord1
March 16th, 2011
2:25 pm
Tommy is in complete control with his command.. He is ready to go right now. Strikes out the side
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
2:25 pm
Tommy Hanson, nasty. Bring on the Phils.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:26 pm
Hanson’s done on the day. 5 innings 2 hits 1 run
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
2:26 pm
Who’s pitching after Hanson?
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
2:26 pm
Tommy Hanson struck out the side in the 5th, has retired 10 in a row and 15 of 16 batters since Scutaro’s leadoff homer in 1st
Brave One In AZ
March 16th, 2011
2:26 pm
Tommy is dealing.
NORRIS
March 16th, 2011
2:26 pm
I think they want to give mather every chance possible because they spoke so highly of him. But this guy stinks too.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:27 pm
Hanson looked great, and thats very good news,so far the pithcing is solid except for Proctor which I think will be sent down. How is every one doing?
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:27 pm
keylargo, March 16th, 2011, 2:04 pm … “I don’t know how he [DOB] does one job much less two.”
It’s almost like there are two separate Dave O’Briens.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
2:27 pm
Need to start shopping Heyward, but I don’t think damaged goods will bring much.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:28 pm
I think Marek is working in the pen.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
2:28 pm
YOUK!
MFin04
March 16th, 2011
2:28 pm
Prado robbed of two hits so far today. Really hitting the ball hard today.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:28 pm
Nate sounds great too! Could use a great year from him. If you like pitching today here it is…….
Joshua
March 16th, 2011
2:28 pm
“Its a shame Medlen got hurt, can you imagine what our rotation would look like with him at #5, he was 5-0 when he went down, could have finished with maybe 12 wins, he was on pace & regarded ahead of Hanson when he came up, oh what could have been!!!!!!! Go Bravos Ugga Ugga”
Medlen has never been more highly regarded than Hanson. Though what a feather in the cap to know that with our current pitching staff, and our slew of top flight pitching in minors, that we have this guy waiting to return from IR. Man its a good time to be a Braves fan.
Nova Scotia Steve
March 16th, 2011
2:28 pm
Tommy Hanson looks awesome. This kid is going to win a Cy Young.
I still predict Atlanta is going to win the NL East this season. They’re pitching is just as good as the Phillies without all the high paid staff of Oswalt, Halladay, Lee and Hamels.
IE Jurrjens, Hanson, Minor.
glord1
March 16th, 2011
2:29 pm
Marten robbed again. Ripping the ball right at people.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:29 pm
Conrad, 2 for 2
LAG
March 16th, 2011
2:29 pm
Hey, Conrad’s 2-for-2 on the day. With a walk thrown in.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:30 pm
Conrad is hitting , and playing good defense interersting…….
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:30 pm
Ward, did you get some ps3 time in with your new games?
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
2:31 pm
7 hits, all singles.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:31 pm
Braves keep playing solid baseball, we will make the Play-Offs, and give the Phillies a hell of good time……
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:31 pm
McCann to the plate with 1st and 2nd and 1 out.
Nova Scotia Steve
March 16th, 2011
2:31 pm
“Its a shame Medlen got hurt, can you imagine what our rotation would look like with him at #5,”
All that would mean is you would have a s*itload of Braves fan on this blog complaining over trading away starting pitching – because that’s exatly what would have happened if Medlen didn’t have Tommy John and was healthy following his campaign last year.
Braves wouldn’t be keeping Minor, Beachy in addition to all of their other pitching prospects in AA and AA ball.
Joshua
March 16th, 2011
2:31 pm
Man, Chipper is ON FIRE.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:32 pm
By the way, keep Connie! Cut Mather! Send McCann to AAA! Trade Heyward!
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
2:32 pm
Walks are OK, too!
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
2:32 pm
Yay!
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:33 pm
Bases are full. walk to McCann
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:33 pm
Arkansas transplant: I decided to play tonight. Deciding over the games. May have to flip a coin…….
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
2:33 pm
adwright – you forgot ”convince Chipper to retire”.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:34 pm
McCann walks on 4 pitches. Lester pitching around BMac.
Hinske to the plate with the bases loaded and one out.
Gone Viral
March 16th, 2011
2:34 pm
Atlanta’s pitching is sick. I feel very, very good about our chances in 2011.
bascogcjs
March 16th, 2011
2:34 pm
Heyward also had back problems in minors.
He is simply injury prone and probably always will be.
You can tell about these cases because of his youth.
With this many problems the last few years at such a young age, it
doesn’t bode well for Jason playing full seasons without missing 15 plus games.
I hate it, but it’s an educated guess. BTW, I don’t care he misses spring games, he
just has too many aggravating injuries that will always affect him.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:34 pm
abwright, see what happens when your on PEP’s! Your judgement goes down the crapper! You’ve got to keep Mather!!
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:34 pm
JC … Chipper is En Fuego. Got’s to go with the hot hand. He can retire next week after he cools off.
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
2:34 pm
Clones AB, Clones.
Joshua
March 16th, 2011
2:34 pm
Steve, I definitely agree we are going to win the NL east. I don’t agree that we would have traded pitching, even if Medlen was healthy. I think we would see Minor and Beachy pitching in the minors again this year, and look to bring them up if/when a spot opened.
Now, if by the all star break we are making a good run (which I’m sure we will be), and we have some glaring weakness that needs to be addressed, perhaps then pitching would have been traded. But I think that will happen with or without Medlen.
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:35 pm
By the way, keep Connie! Cut Mather! Send McCann to AAA! Trade Heyward!
You can’t just throw in a random “Keep…”, my friend. It’s “Cut…” or nothing. Get with the program, if you want to keep making passion posts.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:35 pm
AT … ten minutes from now when Mather does something useful I’ll change my tune.
BTW, I never admitted to doing PEP’s and if I did it’s someone else’s fault.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
2:35 pm
Hinske looks totally overmatched.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
2:35 pm
Braves lead
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:35 pm
Conrad in to score.
glord1
March 16th, 2011
2:36 pm
Raw Dawg beats the throw. 2-1
LAG
March 16th, 2011
2:36 pm
Conrad tags and scores on a shallow fly by Hinske.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:36 pm
Mixxo, but yet he got the run across the plate.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
2:36 pm
Mather is aliveee!!
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:36 pm
Hinske flies to CF. Conrad comes home. Play at the plate. Connie in safely!
Cut somebody so that we can keep Conrad!
LAG
March 16th, 2011
2:36 pm
Mather hits a seeing-eye single through the infield to score Chipper. Lester’s day is done.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:37 pm
abwright, will that work?
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:37 pm
Good for Conrad! Lets hope he can put the end of 2010 behind him and hit a couple more grands for us this year!
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
2:37 pm
It’s settled. Mather is in! LOL
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
2:37 pm
Chipper good day. He looked good scoring on that grounder to center,. Time for ice. Take him out.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
2:37 pm
Arkansas Transplant – That he did!
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:37 pm
Braves are going to have a fun time battling the Philles, and we are going to have some fun too, as Braves fans….
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
2:38 pm
Hinske sac fly with bases loaded puts Braves up 2-1 in the fifth, and Mather follows with a two-out single up middle that drives in another run and chases lefty Lester from game
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:38 pm
Mather grounds up the middle for a single. Jones scores.
Cut ncscoots! (Oops. That was mean.)
Cut Lester! (OK. He’s not on the Braves.)
Cut somebody so that we can keep Mather!
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
2:38 pm
Sa-weet!!
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:38 pm
You can tell about these cases because of his youth.
Youth, size, Dartmouth parents, his shoe endorsement, one of those…
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:38 pm
Chipper looks like a different player this year! Confident, and relaxed…..
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:39 pm
These passion posts are starting to addle me. Maybe it’s the PEPs causing brain shrinkage.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:40 pm
Like the way Mather has been playing too……Looks solid too on the field…..
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:40 pm
Cut ncscoots! (Oops. That was mean.)
It’s been tried, but nobody’s been able to take my job yet.
Cut abwright!
(Nyah.)
Joshua
March 16th, 2011
2:41 pm
You know, it must suck working for the Phillies front office these days…looking at your team that was supposed to win it all for several years and knowing that its circling the drain here in 2011 before the season even begins, and knowing also that its just gonna get worse each year for the next decade or so lol.
Granted, things can always change, but it certainly seems like the Braves are surpassing the Phillies as we speak.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:41 pm
This is a game to argue about OBP versus SLG.
Braves have singled the Saux to death.
Saux only run is on a HR.
For the moment, OBP is ahead of SLG.
Joshua
March 16th, 2011
2:42 pm
Bases loaded for Wilky.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:43 pm
Ross walks to load the bases again. Braves 3, Saux 1. 2 outs in the bottom of the fifth(?).
Ramirez to the plate.
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
2:43 pm
#Braves Wilkin Ramirez grounds out with bases loaded to end 5th, Braves lead 3-1
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:43 pm
Ramirez grounds out to end the inning.
Cut Ramirez!
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:43 pm
Which is greater? OBP? SLG?
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:43 pm
For the moment, OBP is ahead of SLG.
Braves have a bunch of singles, right? They’ve actually out-slugged the Bosox, then.
Take that, LOL.
Hillbilly
March 16th, 2011
2:44 pm
“Cut Scoots!” is going to be the new “Fire Homer!” for this season.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:44 pm
Scoots – 8 hits for the Braves, 2 for the Sox.
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
2:44 pm
Linebrink to pitch 6th for Bravos
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:45 pm
I’m down with that, Hillbilly. And, just like Chipper said, the casual poster can kiss my…well, you know.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:45 pm
Gameday is showing Tommy H with 28 strikes and 1 ball. Is that right? And get your minds outta the gutter
I meant the non-strike kinda ball 
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:45 pm
Duh, Winning!!
Joshua
March 16th, 2011
2:46 pm
Tommy Hanson: 5.0 IP, 2H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5K
NICE.
deb
March 16th, 2011
2:46 pm
So happy Medlen is on track, can’t wait for the kid to come back! So sorry about Luis’s eye, but I know he’ll recover quickly and be back just like he wants to be.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
2:47 pm
bravesgrl4life-
My mind was nowhere near the gutter until you pointed that out!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
2:47 pm
Lucas @ 1B? Interesting.
MFin04
March 16th, 2011
2:47 pm
Frank Wren should never wear hats, wow he looks terrible in one.
LAG
March 16th, 2011
2:47 pm
Not fair to Brooks… two people trying to cover one bag. lol
Nova Scotia Steve
March 16th, 2011
2:48 pm
Josuha – I really feel something special is about to happen in Atlanta.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
2:48 pm
Hanson… so hot right now. Hanson.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:48 pm
bravesgrl4life, That I don’t know but one ball is a problem.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:48 pm
I mean problem with the stats keeper.
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
2:48 pm
hanson: 5 inn, 2 hits, 1 run, 5 K, threw 43 strikes in 75 pitches
Is it safe to say the fourth outfielder won’t be Schafer and that’s why Mather is in CF today? — rammerjammer
These guys are competing for jobs. That’s why they’re playing various positions. Mather is likely to make the club, and they want to see him play CF to know how solid a backup he’d be out there.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
2:48 pm
Josuha – I really feel something special is about to happen in Atlanta.
Like, a picture of Jesus found in someone’s grits or something? Oh, I want to see!
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:49 pm
cabravesfan, I know if I hadn’t put that there, someone would have come back and said something like “Wait, Tommy only has one ball???? Man that sucks” or something like that.
abwright
March 16th, 2011
2:49 pm
Finally had a chance to read the actual blog. Good read and glad to hear that Medlen is holding up.
It also makes you appreciate Tommy John, who had to go through this surgery and rehab all by himself. At the time, blowing out the ligament was a guaranteed career ender. TJ did the surgery and the rehab fighting against the head-winds of the nay-sayers at the time.
“Cut Tommy! He’ll never pitch again.”
Well, TJ showed ‘em.
Hillbilly
March 16th, 2011
2:49 pm
My mind was nowhere near the gutter until you pointed that out!
Mine either…And us guys get stereotyped as the gutter-minded ones.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:49 pm
Just like AT pointed it out
P'cola Brave
March 16th, 2011
2:50 pm
Glad to see Lucas is bouncing around. I think theres a possibility him and Diory could make the team. Lucas swings it and is very versatile.
DAP
March 16th, 2011
2:50 pm
chipper is really looking good, folks. i foresee good things.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:51 pm
innocent mistake.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
2:51 pm
bravesgrl4life -
Oh, I totally would have if I had thought of it faster
Hillbilly
March 16th, 2011
2:52 pm
Josuha – I really feel something special is about to happen in Atlanta.
Bieber Fever. You can’t stop it.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:52 pm
AT, I really think it’s just GameDay. So slow sometimes and other times it seems to be pretty good. But I know when I had the game on in the car, Tommy got behind 3-0 on one Sox batter. Not sure who it was, but I figured he had thrown more than one ball.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:52 pm
Linebrink looked solid, and sharp! Maybe Proctor should take some lessons?
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
2:53 pm
Oh, I totally would have if I had thought of it faster
I know you would have
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
2:53 pm
Bieber Fever. You can’t stop it.
You can’t even hope to contain it.
GT Alum
March 16th, 2011
2:54 pm
bravesgrl4life -
1 pitch out of the strike zone
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
2:54 pm
Ward, Proctor has looked pretty good the last couple of outings. Have faith, he’ll bring it.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:54 pm
I’ve been telling evry one Tommy Hanson will have a good year……..
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
2:54 pm
Here at Disney, ballpark in-game entertainment people just started playing “Sweet Caroline” between innings, and the many BoSox fans — and there are a LOT of them here — got excited. Then after about 5-10 seconds they switched the song to “Thank God I’m A Country Boy.” Those crazy in-game entertainment folks. Wacky.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
2:55 pm
Ward, did I hear right? You got a PS3? What games did you get?
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
2:55 pm
Linebrink did pretty good.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:55 pm
I gues I can’t be too hard on Proctor! I’ll see what he can do, and wait…..
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
2:55 pm
Bieber Fever. You can’t stop it.
You can’t even hope to contain it.
Try hitting it with a shovel and burying it in the backyard. It usually works for me…
Jim Bob
March 16th, 2011
2:56 pm
Martin!!!!!!!
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
2:56 pm
Prado one-out double of LC corner in the sixth
LAG
March 16th, 2011
2:56 pm
FINALLY someone gets one past Youkilis! Good hit, Martín.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
2:57 pm
I thought I had Bieber Fever once. Turned out it was the flu. Apparently Bieber Fever is more of a fever/diarrhea thing while the flu is more of a fever/vomiting thing.
FYI in case you were wondering.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
2:57 pm
Murph: I got Super Street Fighter, Assassins Creed 2, and Dragon Age Origins. I have 19 games now for Play Station 3……
flange1
March 16th, 2011
2:58 pm
I thought Bieber Fever had a lot of vomiting involved.
Oh well….
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
2:58 pm
If Mather ends up being the back up OF and with Lucas playing some 1B and other positions, I could see this bench….
* Ross
* Hinske
* Mather
* Hernandez
* Lucas
Murph
March 16th, 2011
2:59 pm
I can’t stop thinking about Salazar… man I feel bad for the guy. From enjoying a day at the ballpark to this… it’s messed up.
GT Alum
March 16th, 2011
2:59 pm
Not a fan of either song, but funny they were yanking the Sox fans’ chains.
sportsmandh
March 16th, 2011
3:00 pm
Could Marteen be the Venezuelan Pete Rose?
(the ballplayer part, minus the off the field stuff)
deb
March 16th, 2011
3:00 pm
Mather has been sounding good in these games, I’m glad he has a chance to make the club.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
3:00 pm
Please don’t mention Bieber……. Can the beaver come out , and play……Can’t stand him. He stinks, and thats it……
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
3:01 pm
I think Keylargo needs to start the season on the Gwinette blog. Maybe get a September Call up, or maybe not
With all the cuts, I feel fortunate to be held in high enough esteem, that the management is giving me a chance to go down to “Gwinette” to work on my game. I report as soon as I find out where the hell “Gwinette” is.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
3:01 pm
I’ll use Bieber for a speed bump…..To slow my car…..
deb
March 16th, 2011
3:02 pm
Murph, I’m with you about Luis. I’ve been scouring the ajc and braves websites every day for updates on him. I couldn’t stop thinking about him. But from the way it sounds, he’s so lucky to be alive and will be able to be up and around and manage a club like he wanted to I guess that’s a blessing.
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
3:03 pm
“Gwinette” sounds like somebody Tomahawkin’ might be dating.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:03 pm
Sherrill in.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
3:04 pm
I can stop Bieber! Just don’t listen to his crap…….
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:04 pm
Ward, you going to get MLB the Show and play some co-op?
LAG
March 16th, 2011
3:06 pm
Sherrill is USELESS against righties.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:06 pm
Sherill is definitely just a loogy now.
Hillbilly
March 16th, 2011
3:07 pm
Ward is channelling his inner Jules Winnfield on page 4. Everytime he hears Bieber, he’s Superfly TNT.
deb
March 16th, 2011
3:07 pm
Come on Sherrill! Get a grip!
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
3:08 pm
Cut Sherrill!
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
3:08 pm
Sherrill = horrible. I dont want to hear it is one inning. Look last at last year. This guys is a worthless slob.
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
3:08 pm
Salty doubles in a run to cut Braves’ lead to 3-2 in the 7th. Off of LH Sherrill, who issues a walk to Kalish and faces Nava with two on.
Kalish and Nava sounds like some sort of hummus. Or a winery.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:09 pm
Nice K by Sherrill one a righty there.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:09 pm
Sherrill will be a situational reliever. They are only letting him get some work in during ST. Not a concern.
deb
March 16th, 2011
3:10 pm
Mmmmmmm, DOB, you’re making me hungry…hummus and a nice cabernet…
Ward
March 16th, 2011
3:10 pm
Hillybilly: Your committing suicide listening to Bieber. …..
Brava
March 16th, 2011
3:10 pm
Man, Sherrill is horrible.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:10 pm
Tie ball game
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
3:10 pm
Reddick RBI single ties it. Sherrill’s given up a couple of runs and three hits in the seventh
ChrisfromSacramento, Ca
March 16th, 2011
3:10 pm
Money well spent on this left handed soft tossing slob
Ward
March 16th, 2011
3:10 pm
Hillbilly: I say no more…..
MFin04
March 16th, 2011
3:11 pm
We wasted a lot of money on veteran relievers this off-season it appears.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
3:11 pm
I still cheer for Salty… wish there had been a way to keep him in the organization.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
3:12 pm
Anyone got Sherrill’s ST stats handy? Is his ERA under 10?
Kevin in Chatty
March 16th, 2011
3:12 pm
Why would you cheer for Salty? He isn’t a Brave. Are you two friends or related?
timthebrave
March 16th, 2011
3:12 pm
Is Sherrill getting hit by left hand hitters or is it the righties doing the damage?
TDub
March 16th, 2011
3:13 pm
Why, why, why do we play “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” at games? I hate that song with the intensity of a thousand suns.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:13 pm
Tie.
Ballgame.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
3:13 pm
Dang, Sherrill sure messed up Tommy’s fine afternoon, didn’t he. Guy stinks. What did we give up for him???
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
3:13 pm
O’Brien just said Buster Olney will be on next inning.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
timthebrave
It’s righties doing the damages.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
It’s going to be awefully hard to gauge a veteran reliever during ST that’s been assured a spot on the roster. I think Sherrill, Linebrink and Proctor(if we decide to keep him) will play dividends during the season.
deb
March 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
Do we even need the veteran relievers we acquired with all of the young guys we have in the system? Were they just trying to replace the experience they lost with Wagner?
Hillbilly
March 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
I still cheer for Salty… wish there had been a way to keep him in the organization.
Jeebus, don’t crack that door. Please don’t let them in…
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
bravesgrl4life
Braves signed Sherrill as a free agent. Didn’t give up anything but cash.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:15 pm
McCann with a double!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
3:15 pm
TimtheBrave
He struck out a right handed batter and had two rbi singles against lefties. Not what they planned.
deb
March 16th, 2011
3:15 pm
Cool, I love listening to Buster.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
3:15 pm
DOUBLE!!!!
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:15 pm
McCann double.
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
3:15 pm
McCann leadoff double in the 7th
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:15 pm
Mac’s big butt just doubled?????????
GT Alum
March 16th, 2011
3:16 pm
Anyone got Sherrill’s ST stats handy? Is his ERA under 10?
4.5 coming in. Adding 2 runs in 1 inning would push it to 7.2.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
3:16 pm
Kevin in Chatty, thanks for the question. Unfortunately I am no longer able to answer questions directly on the blog. If you read my terms of service you would know that all questions must be directed to my email address which is nolie@compuserve.com.
Thanks!
Murph
deb
March 16th, 2011
3:16 pm
Mixxo, Mac’s big butt is much smaller this year!
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
3:16 pm
Hicks single to CF brings up Mather with runners on corners in Braves’ 7th, none out in 3-3 game
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:16 pm
Hicks singled. McCann to third. Had to wait to see if it was gonna get caught.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
3:17 pm
Mac!!! Goody, goody getting that double
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:17 pm
What’s happened to Hicks this year? dude couldn’t buy a hit over the last couple years at this level.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
3:18 pm
BMac’s first Double—saved it for a TV game!
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:18 pm
C’mon Mather…..DO something!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:19 pm
Moylan is up in the bullpen.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:20 pm
Moylan looking slim & trim this year.
PhilJonz
March 16th, 2011
3:20 pm
I wish they changed the rule that let’s a pitcher who gives up the lead the win when the team scores in the next half inning. With any luck, Sherrill will get the win…
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:20 pm
Siddown!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:20 pm
Mather Ks swinging. Would have walked if he hadn’t swung.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:21 pm
Rossy!!
glord1
March 16th, 2011
3:21 pm
A great Frenchy impersonation by Mather.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
3:21 pm
YES!! Nice one, David!
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
3:21 pm
With any luck, Sherrill will get the win…
If it makes you feel any better, just remember what Rickey Henderson said:
“This **** don’t go on the bubblegum card!”
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
3:22 pm
How ’bout Rossy getting down the line?
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:22 pm
Ross with a suicide squeeze!!!!!!!!
It worked!!!!!!!!!!
StingerSplash
March 16th, 2011
3:22 pm
Yep. Sox didn’t learn anything from last year when they couldn’t defend the bunt all year long and they just made David Ross look like Maury Wills. Hey, who doesn’t love Ross but that’s a play that has to be made.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:23 pm
Is there a fatter face than Reyes’?
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:23 pm
Constanza is up!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:23 pm
No wait.
I thought I saw Constanza. Probably on deck.
Ward
March 16th, 2011
3:24 pm
You all have a good one! Talk later tonight, and peace……
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
3:24 pm
Mac’s big butt is much smaller this year!
Deb, you better not let McFann know you’re looking!
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
3:24 pm
Ross with a suicide squeeze!!!!!!!! It worked!!!!!!!!!!
The Mayan calendar just took a sudden 6-day lurch closer to its end.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:26 pm
peace out.
Jimmy
March 16th, 2011
3:26 pm
“if he had McCann’s butt”…
Still trying to get that out of my mind.
PhilJonz
March 16th, 2011
3:27 pm
That was a safety squeeze, not a suicide squeeze. And actually, “That **** DOES go on bubblegum cards!” because he gets the win…
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:27 pm
ncscoots
Funniest part was that it was a catcher suicide squeezing in another catcher
Hillbilly
March 16th, 2011
3:27 pm
How ’bout Rossy getting down the line?
Why am I picturing Jake Taylor?
StingerSplash
March 16th, 2011
3:27 pm
watching the espn3.com feed with the evil Dave O’Brien (actually, he’s a very good broadcaster, compared to many others) and Nomar. Lot of Soxage in the booth, since the ersatz DOB calls Sox games for NESN and Nomar is … well, he’s Nomar. But I’m stuck watching this idiotic commercial with whoever this Scoop Jackson character is. I thought he was the Senator from Boeing. My bad.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:27 pm
PhilJonz
Safety/Suicide…both start with S
Kidding of course >_>
Jimmy
March 16th, 2011
3:28 pm
Honestly, look at what our starting pitchers have done this ST.
Barring injury issues, I think they look great 1-5.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:28 pm
Murph, have you been trying to meet your goals in RttS? I’ve pretty much given up on reaching them at this point. I met the first set and haven’t met all of them since.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
3:29 pm
keylargo—
OK, don’t be weird…
StingerSplash
March 16th, 2011
3:29 pm
Mixxo,
Yes. Rich “El Guapo” Garces.
Unless you mean active players.
Ooh, Moylan with the hops to snare the throw to first.
Venice Jim
March 16th, 2011
3:29 pm
Nice catch, Peter!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:29 pm
Moylan looks slimmer.
Lucas just threw it to him and Moylan did a ballerina type move in the air to catch it to get the first out.
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
3:30 pm
Sellout crowd of 11,235 at Dark Star on a Wednesday afternoon. Wow.
Braves/Disney/ESPN Wide World blah blah blah should think Red Sox for … being the Red Sox.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:30 pm
Good thing Moylan lost all the weight or he couldn’t have jumped that high to catch that high throw at first.
Brava
March 16th, 2011
3:30 pm
Nice leap by Moylan to catch that ball.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
3:30 pm
BFChris26 Funniest part was that it was a catcher suicide squeezing in another catcher
Yeah. You’re gonna see that every month!
richbrave
March 16th, 2011
3:30 pm
HANSON ***** Excellante
LINEBRINK ***Solid
SHERRILL*Shabby
MATHER**Shortened the inning by swinging at balls low in the zone when he had a walk.
ROSS*****Make up for the PB
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
3:31 pm
And actually, “That **** DOES go on bubblegum cards!” because he gets the win…
ST, Phil.
PhilJonz
March 16th, 2011
3:31 pm
BFCHris, haha, fair enough. One of those things that announcers always jack up, like Madden always referring to an “end around” as a reverse, it’s like he either had a football labotomy after he was inducted into the HOF, or it didn’t take as much IQ to win SB’s back in the day… But I badly digress…
Starting pitching does look great, who do we trade when Medlen comes back….
StingerSplash
March 16th, 2011
3:31 pm
The other DOB and Nomar had Wren in the booth about an inning or two ago but the sound on my new PC is as good as Adrian Devine was as a pitcher. So I didn’t hear a whole lot. Now they’ve got Matthew Berry … and I’ve hit mute.
deb
March 16th, 2011
3:32 pm
Key Largo, I’m loving how svelte all the guys are looking this year. They took this off-season seriously! They are ready to win a pennant!
PhilJonz
March 16th, 2011
3:32 pm
ncscoots, apparently I’m not down with all the lingo, what’s ST???
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
3:32 pm
Ross with a suicide squeeze!!!!!!!! It worked!!!!!!!!!!
The Mayan calendar just took a sudden 6-day lurch closer to its end.scoots
LOL, are you certain that’s what that play was? I’ve seen subdivisions develop in less time.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:33 pm
I’m just glad Moylan didn’t come down on the bag weird after that high throw.
DAP
March 16th, 2011
3:33 pm
tdub Why, why, why do we play “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” at games? I hate that song with the intensity of a thousand suns.
because its awesome. sorry you dont like it though.
Jimmy
March 16th, 2011
3:34 pm
ST -Spring Training. Not included on cards.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:34 pm
Way to see a coupla pitches chief!
PhilJonz
March 16th, 2011
3:35 pm
I’m an idiot….. I’m going to go take a nap now…
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:35 pm
Conrad is dirty.
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
3:35 pm
Phil, spring training. Stats don’t count, ergo, not on the card. Famous Rickey line.
flange1
March 16th, 2011
3:35 pm
Spring Training, maybe Phil?
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
3:36 pm
I have to agree with Tdub. It was okay the first 1000 times, but it’s old and outdated and I’ve heard it enough.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:36 pm
Nice pick kid!
DAP
March 16th, 2011
3:39 pm
bravesgrl4life I have to agree with Tdub. It was okay the first 1000 times, but it’s old and outdated and I’ve heard it enough.
yeah but its tradition! they play “sweet caroline” in boston and have for years and years and years. its part of the braves’ identity.
StingerSplash
March 16th, 2011
3:39 pm
Holy crap what a play by Iglesias. He is one of the Sox top prospects and I think we just saw why. Would love to see the Cuban outfielder, Juan Carlos Linares, the scouts are raving about.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
3:39 pm
AT, I honestly haven’t paid any attention to the goals in RttS. I’m having a hard enough time just getting the bat on the ball right now.
If the goal was to play 3 games without an extra base hit I’d be in good shape.
Braves Paisan
March 16th, 2011
3:40 pm
Try going to 40 games a year and having to listen to “Country Boy.” John Denver was NEVER hip, And he looked like a friggin’ turkey!
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
3:40 pm
DAP, I understand tradition, but this is the new era right? Lets get something less than 35 years old playing during games. I’d get tired of Sweet Caroline, too, if I lived in Boston.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:41 pm
yeah, I know the feeling.
deb
March 16th, 2011
3:41 pm
TGIACB is the song the Braves girls dance on top of the dugouts to while they throw tshirts. Are you still tired of it? I know I am. I’m sure we could find another fun song for them to dance on the dugouts to.
Gone Viral
March 16th, 2011
3:42 pm
“The Mayan calendar just took a sudden 6-day lurch closer to its end.”
This was a great joke.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:42 pm
The Steak Man
Brava
March 16th, 2011
3:42 pm
Braves win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
3:43 pm
Ballgame!
Yay….Braves win.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:43 pm
Gone Viral
That was no joke, just confirmed by the AP.
Gone Viral
March 16th, 2011
3:43 pm
After hearing Frank Wren describe how courteous Disney was with Salazar’s situation, I vote we retire the Dark Star references for the rest of this spring training.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
3:43 pm
Good game!
Brava
March 16th, 2011
3:44 pm
Braves Paisan – John Denver had a lot more hits than you did.
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
3:44 pm
You know what? I’m just happy to see baseball. I could NOT care less who is announcing or what the PA is playing, I’m watching live baseball.
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
3:44 pm
Thanks, GV. Kinda liked that one, my own self.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
3:46 pm
AT, I’m considering starting a new RttS and going in as a 7 foot tall pitcher named El Guapo Mitchell. A lefty with a lot of heat but not a very good feel for the strikezone yet.
Might be more entertaining than hitting 4 grounders to the 2nd baseman and throwing to wrong base 5 times a game.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:46 pm
Braves win
Braves Paisan
March 16th, 2011
3:46 pm
@Brava — so did Tiny Tim. He wasn’t any good either. But I guess there is no accounting for taste.
ncscoots
March 16th, 2011
3:47 pm
Brava, you’re retired military, right? You ever have some time here in NC?
timthebrave
March 16th, 2011
3:47 pm
Braves win!
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:49 pm
Murph, I actually tried that. Not much success there either. Someone is always ready to take you yard, even on a good pitch or at least a pitch you consider good. After doing that for a day, I went back to my original player, pretty much now just hoping for the best.
nolie
March 16th, 2011
3:49 pm
A four-door Porsche is an abomination…..space monkey
not this one it’s an awesome ride. I am a Porsche nut and have no use for their SUV, but the Panamera is a beautiful car
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
3:50 pm
Is lew around today?
Brava
March 16th, 2011
3:51 pm
nscoots, only one summer when I was a Drill Sergeant. I worked as a ROTC evaluator at UNC. It was just two weeks.
timthebrave
March 16th, 2011
3:52 pm
nolie “Panamera is a beautiful car”
I got to agree with you on this one. I would trade my toyota tundra for one
Brava
March 16th, 2011
3:52 pm
Well, Braves Paisan, all I have to say to that is, thank God I’m a country girl.
BravePack
March 16th, 2011
3:53 pm
Alright so we should know shortly who is Opening Day starter. Who is everyone picking? I’ll go with the darkhorse Tim Hudson even though I know it will be Lowe.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
3:54 pm
A guy down my street owns two Porches… a Panamera and a black Cayman with black wheels and black window tint.
Love the Cayman. Just looks mean. The Panamera, though… I’m not sure I like it.
I’d take one if someone gave one to me, but if I had the $90-100k that they cost I’d probably get something different.
Scout
March 16th, 2011
3:55 pm
Was Jordan Schafer demoted to the minor league camp? Neither he or McLouth played today.
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
3:56 pm
I’ve not driven the new Panamera but the fastest car, both 0/60 and top speed was a four door sedan. A BMW M5
Brava
March 16th, 2011
3:56 pm
BravePack – I think it will be Lowe, but would like to see Tommy get the nod. I know that won’t happen, though.
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
3:56 pm
I’m a country girl, too, but I am sick of that particular song. Good win today after that debaucle yesterday.
nolie
March 16th, 2011
3:56 pm
I like the Cayman too. great looking car. Panamera has Porsche lines IMO.
nolie
March 16th, 2011
3:57 pm
Ford GT rocks too IMO
nolie
March 16th, 2011
3:58 pm
Bah on BMW
monty
March 16th, 2011
3:58 pm
Lester’s pitching motion,delivery,change of speeds reminded me of Minor..
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
3:59 pm
I think it’ll be Hudson or Lowe. Hanson is a dark horse imo.
Brava
March 16th, 2011
3:59 pm
bravesgrl4life – Truth be known, I’m sick of that song too (it’s been overplayed), but had to give Braves Paisan a hard time for dissing John Denver. I liked that little dude.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
3:59 pm
nolie, do you know much about the Cayman? Is it the “entry level” Porsche?
Great looking car, definitely. No idea how fast it is, but it certainly looks fast.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
4:00 pm
My peace offering to McFann…
….Hummingbirds! ♥
http://www.phoebeallens.com/
richbrave
March 16th, 2011
4:00 pm
CONRAD on the way back. YOUNG on the way out.
nolie
March 16th, 2011
4:01 pm
So can we just call it a season now and start the post season right now? We are tjhird in the NL.
We’re in!
For all their troubles the Phils are right on out tail. I don’t think they are gonna be as bad as some here are claiming.
chris
March 16th, 2011
4:01 pm
come on DOB, tell us who the opening day starter is
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
4:01 pm
Lowe is starting opening day, followed by Hanson, Hudson and Jurrjens. Braves will skip 5th starter until April 6, the third game in Milwaukee. Hudson starts home opener.
DAP
March 16th, 2011
4:02 pm
braves paisan Try going to 40 games a year and having to listen to “Country Boy.”
this is for bravesgrl4life, too. what do y’all do when the song comes on? just stand there and look annoyed? or do you stomp your foot and clap your hands like your supposed to? make your self take part in whats going on, and youll start to enjoy it.
and denver, not hip? was he supposed to be? who cares about hip?
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
4:04 pm
It’ll be the third consecutive Opening Day start for Lowe with Braves (every season since he signed four-year, $60 mill contract)
DAP
March 16th, 2011
4:05 pm
Hudson starts home opener.
yesssss! see you there, braves fans.
Brava
March 16th, 2011
4:05 pm
Well, nolie, since we just beat the Red Sox who were going to face the Phillies in the WS, we are the World Champions. I see no need to play the post-season.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
4:05 pm
DOB, when did you say the next round of cuts are going to be?
richbrave
March 16th, 2011
4:06 pm
Starting pitching does look great, who do we trade when Medlen comes back….[post-2011]
Whomever it is, and there will be a trade, we’ll be looking SS and LF. I’m feeling T-RAN as LOWE’s replacement and VIZCAINO as HUDSON’s.
Brava
March 16th, 2011
4:06 pm
I’ll be there too, DAP!
bravesgrl4life
March 16th, 2011
4:08 pm
DAP, I get into almost everything the entertainment team does at Turner Field, except that one particular thing. It would just be nice if they could mix it up every now and then. That song once a week, maybe? I don’t know the perfect solution, but what I do know is that every time I get the good fortune of going to a game, when that song comes on, everyone sitting near me groans and complains about it.
nolie
March 16th, 2011
4:08 pm
The Cayman is basically the Boxster Coupe. It gets about 10 more BHP and starts around $52,000 retail. The Boxster is a rag top roadster and starts about $47,000.In this economy you can often find either one a bit cheaper than that. I’m not a ragtop fan anyway, but i think the Cayman is much more dramatic looking. US NEWS & World Report ranked the Cayman as the #1 Luxury sports car I think
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
4:08 pm
For those concerned by how Chipper was limping around batter’s box in 2nd at-bat, it was because he hit his heel with the bat. It’s fine, though. Just hurt.
james bourneman
March 16th, 2011
4:09 pm
nolie: For all their troubles the Phils are right on out tail. I don’t think they are gonna be as bad as some here are claiming.
Well-l-l, a brave fan………and with half a brain.
GT Alum
March 16th, 2011
4:10 pm
this is for bravesgrl4life, too. what do y’all do when the song comes on? just stand there and look annoyed? or do you stomp your foot and clap your hands like your supposed to? make your self take part in whats going on, and youll start to enjoy it.
Sorry, not going to do that anymore than I’m going to start bopping along to Justin Bieber like some 14 year old girl.
I personally have nothing against Denver, but that particular song grates on my nerves.
Brava
March 16th, 2011
4:10 pm
Good to know, DOB. I was worried that his knee was bothering him.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
4:11 pm
I try to not listen to Denver’s “Country Boy”, but to be honest I just think it’s the worst song he ever had, and it’s irritating to listen too and hard to ignore.
nolie
March 16th, 2011
4:11 pm
more like a brain anda half….
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
4:11 pm
james bourneman
Is it recess time again? Your teacher hasn’t taken away your computer privileges yet?
nolie
March 16th, 2011
4:12 pm
Poems & Prayers & Promises
Jimmy
March 16th, 2011
4:13 pm
Iglesias made a great play today. He IS the best glove in the game. His bat is his weakness.
I believe that when the season ends, Tommy Hanson will be our ace. I like Lowe and Hudson, but I think that Hanson is just coming into his prime. We get to enjoy him what, two more years?
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
4:13 pm
ok so who can give me a ride from PDK to my office in the am or from my office to PDK after work…anyone?
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
4:14 pm
Not a bad rotation order. I like Hudson pitching in the home opener.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
4:14 pm
PDK?
james bourneman
March 16th, 2011
4:14 pm
You boys are going to be sorry if you don’t incorporate some speed off your bench for this season.
GT Alum
March 16th, 2011
4:14 pm
I honestly haven’t heard many, if any, Braves fans say the Phillies are going to be bad. But a lot of us are thinking they aren’t the lead pipe cinches a lot of people declared them after signing Lee.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
4:15 pm
That’s funny about Chipper. Of all the times I’ve seen batters pop their heels with the barrel of the bat, Chipper gets hurt doing it. Is that what happened? Chipper and Heyward need to play the game and then go to bed in a padded cell so they don’t get hurt any more than is necessary.
james bourneman
March 16th, 2011
4:15 pm
nolie
March 16th, 2011
4:11 pm
more like a brain anda half….
and which half did you use on that one?
Brava
March 16th, 2011
4:16 pm
Thanks for the tip, bourneman… now just go away, we’ll take it from here.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
4:17 pm
james bourneman, Make sure you drink all your milk. It will help you develop strong bones and grow up big like me. After that you need to pull your sleeping pad out cause you know it’s almost nap time for you.
james bourneman
March 16th, 2011
4:18 pm
sorry guys. Love to stay and point out your numerous foibles, but duty calls.
Wil
March 16th, 2011
4:19 pm
That announcing lineup sounds AWESOME!!!
Brava
March 16th, 2011
4:19 pm
don’t hurry back, bourneman
Jimmy
March 16th, 2011
4:20 pm
Here is the deal with the Phillies. When they signed “whats-his-name”, the media (well, ESPN) gave them the title. But is doesn’t work that way. They are riddle with injuries, haven’t replaced Werth and their staring second baseman hasn’t even played one ST game.
The Phils may win it all this year. But they haven’t yet. They have alot of big name pitchers, but that don’t win games. Good pitching wins games. And at this point, the Braves starters have looked pretty good.
DAP
March 16th, 2011
4:20 pm
man, you guys are bummers.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
4:20 pm
And james bourneman, Don’t let those other kids tease you about still being in pullups. Some little guys take longer to mature.
DAP
March 16th, 2011
4:22 pm
y’all think gonzalez is trying to split up the sinkers ballers at the top of the lineup by going lowe, hanson, huddy? i dont really care what the order is, but it seems a little weird to put your best pitchers from last year at #3.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
4:25 pm
I see the Phillies as being another version of the 90’s Braves. Great rotation with a supporting cast that will get them just enough runs to win with. They don’t need Werth or Utley to win. They have enough offense to get the job done. We’ll have a rotation that’s not as good as the Philles, but a pretty good one none-the-less. Our bullpen should be better and deeper than the Phillies, but how much bullpen are the Phillies gonna need seriously. Their defense is better, but with Freeman at first and Prado in left, they represent a huge upgrade, but Uggla needs to improve defensively. I wish we still had Hubbard. He worked wonders. Offensively, we might be a little better than the Phils, but not by enough to matter. In the end, we still have to prove that we can beat them during the course of the season. Not an easy thing to do, but it’ll be interesting to watch how it all unfolds.
Bay Area Steve
March 16th, 2011
4:26 pm
I don’t know where PDK is either, but if I was one of y’all locals, I’d be drivin’ tiger whereever he darn well pleased. Make him fat and happy, and see if I couldn’t hitch a ride in that flying machine he’s got…
bobbymahlon
March 16th, 2011
4:28 pm
Has anybody seen Prado make a throw from the outfield I’m wondering if he has streched his arm yet ? I’m curious if he has a good arm,I know he makes good throws from third but that is different than throwing from deep left field.
Snotboogie
March 16th, 2011
4:29 pm
DAP
I was wondering the same thing – splitting groundball guys with a K guy. Huddy at 3 seems wrong after his 2010 season. Giving him the home opener might temper that a bit. But a good looking rotation anyway you look at it (as long as JJ gets back to a semblance of the 2009 form).
By the way – what’s happening with the league? Any chance of advancing the draft to this weekend?
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
4:30 pm
Lew, are you out there?
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
4:30 pm
DAP
I think that’s exactly what Fredi is doing. Put a power guy in between Lowe and Hudson and attempt to throw off the opposing offense. It worked when Bobby had Glavine and Avery pitch with in between two righties (Maddux and Smoltz)
GTSteve
March 16th, 2011
4:32 pm
He might have put Huddy 3 so he would start the home opener
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
4:36 pm
Lew, what type of berserk animals do you have up in that area of the country? Hopefully it’s not in the water.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110316/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_squirrel_attack
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
4:38 pm
Should be interesting come the season. I can’t wait.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
4:40 pm
nolie
March 16th, 2011
4:12 pm
Poems & Prayers & Promises
Good album!
DAP
March 16th, 2011
4:41 pm
hey snotboogie, sent out an email about ti earlier today. let me know what you want to do about it, and we can see what everyone wants to do.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
4:41 pm
What is PDK?
Elonbrave
March 16th, 2011
4:44 pm
Anyone catch exactly what Heyward said the deal was with his back in the in-game interview? As always, apologies if this has been discussed already. I caught about 10 seconds of it while I was at work and he said something about discs or vertebrae being to far apart or too close together…
Anyone know if that’s a “thing”? It didn’t normal, but no one seemed to be concerned about it.
GTI in Chicago
March 16th, 2011
4:44 pm
I know I’m late piping in with this, but, I know Martin’s shift to lead-off was important, but the Braves’ surge last May directly coincided with Medlen’s joining the starting rotation. I can’t quote all the specific dates anymore from memory, but the Braves were playing under .500 until just about the exact date that Medlen made his first start. His good work settled down the pitching staff and the team started winning.
Then again, later in the year, yes, when Martin got hurt in Cincinnati, the Braves had a drop-off, but again, the Braves were truely hurting for the lack of Medlen’s steady pressence at the back end of the rotation.
Martin was big, but i still think it was Medlen who made the real difference and had the Braves in 1st place most of last season.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
4:45 pm
DAP, I’d be okay with moving the draft up.
Elonbrave
March 16th, 2011
4:45 pm
Whoops, I meant “it didn’t sound normal”
Mikeyc588
March 16th, 2011
4:45 pm
Peachtree DeKalb Airport. It’s in the Chamblee/Brookhaven part of town, not too far from Shallowford Rd. and I-85.
Lew
March 16th, 2011
4:50 pm
Transplant – I don’t know – that was down south in the big cities.
My squirrels know better than to attack me – I feed them too well.
Snotboogie
March 16th, 2011
4:52 pm
Dap
Just replied to it now. We can probably get one more guy from the blog to join, I’m guessing. But 15 is pretty competitive too.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
4:54 pm
I suppose tiger is speaking of Peachtree DeKalb airport.
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
4:54 pm
Prado has twice as many at-bats (48) as Heyward (24) this spring. Chipper has 40.
DAP
March 16th, 2011
4:55 pm
snotboogie We can probably get one more guy from the blog to join, I’m guessing. But 15 is pretty competitive too.
yeah, i set it at 16 teams so it could be just like the NL! i mean, it would be so similar to a REAL league if we had 16 teams, right? who wants to be the pirates!?!
haggard
March 16th, 2011
4:56 pm
Mikeyc588@4:45
That’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
4:56 pm
Oh my gosh, Mixxo…that is an adorable hummingbird!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
4:57 pm
DAP
I’d be fine with moving draft up.
Snotboogie
March 16th, 2011
4:57 pm
who wants to be the pirates!?!
How on earth is anyone going to join now?!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
4:58 pm
Not this weekend though. Mainly Friday/Saturday, I’d be OK with Sunday.
The annual Beulahfest is this weekend. The one where I volunteer. It’s gonna be a busy weekend.
BravePack
March 16th, 2011
5:00 pm
DOB
Any idea when Heyward might play again? Is this a day to day thing or is he pretty much shut down until further notice? I know he’s been saying he’d be playing if it was regular season but I would think if that’s the case he would need to get some swings in every few days.
Braves Paisan
March 16th, 2011
5:00 pm
John Denver didn’t even write “Country Boy”, it was written by Sommers and John Martin. So the song is more than a litte ersatz, on many levels. While all the city folks are stomping around pretending to kick up cowflop, I tend to work on my scorecard, or chat with Melvin, the usher in our section. Sorry, Denver fans, buts his is a classic case of death being a good career move.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
5:02 pm
Talent for this year’s festival is….
Schedule
Friday
4:00pm – Gates Open
4:30pm – 5:30pm – Dewey Rose Band (local)
6:00pm – 7:30pm – Jerrod Niemann (big name country artist)
8:00pm – 9:00pm – Beulah Land South Band (local)
9:30pm – 11:00pm – Justin Moore (big name country artist)
Saturday
10:00am – Gates Open
11:30am – 12:30pm – Southern Breeze (local)
1:00pm – 2:30pm – Joe Diffie (big name country artist)
3:00pm – 4:00pm – Brooke Woods-Smith (local)
4:30pm – 5:30pm -Crosstown (local)
6:00pm – 7:30pm – Sammy Kershaw (big name country artist)
8:00pm – 9:00pm – Cheyenne (local)
9:30pm – 11:00pm – John Michael Montgomery (big name country artist)
It’s only going to be 2 days this year instead of 3. It’s this Friday and Saturday.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
5:02 pm
correct hag PDK is Peachtree Dekalb – it is where I take my airplane to get it cleaned (my little airport won’t support someone to do it and I’m too lazy to do it myself)
BAS – if you make me too fat I won’t be able to have anybody ride with me. I have 4 seats but weight is a limiting factor (of course you have to be pretty big I can carry 400 lbs other than me)
haggard
March 16th, 2011
5:03 pm
tiger297
Are you in serious need of a lift? I’ll be running around a few stops tomorrow, most north of I-285. I’m leaving now, but will be checking back in this evening.
DAP
March 16th, 2011
5:10 pm
hey guys, if you would prefer to move the draft time, just let me know in an email. im not keeping track of what anyone tells me on the blog. sorry about that. tell if you want to keep it where it is, move it, or dont care either way.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
5:10 pm
OK DAP. I’ll email ya.
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
5:10 pm
BravePack
Heard during the game today the announcers said Heyward was relieved to find out he could play without further injuring his back. Unfortunately, I DIDN’T hear what was done to relieve his mind. Sorry!
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
5:12 pm
hag – if I do I’m a bigger a-hole than I thought…my office is 5 minutes from PDK and I have a ton of co-workers who should be able to help me out…but I will let you know
BravePack
March 16th, 2011
5:12 pm
Just Pat
Thanks for info. Stuck at work so haven’t watched game yet.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
5:13 pm
tiger297, where do you fly out of?
haggard
March 16th, 2011
5:13 pm
Braves Paisan
John Sommers was a versatile musician in a strong band which included Hal Blaine on drums and James Burton, on guitar, and Glen D. Hardin. Denver’s drop in radio play coincided with his desire to change directions and the decision to disband that talented lineup. Bad move on Mr. Denvver’s part.
Mixxo
March 16th, 2011
5:13 pm
McFann Ô Ô -
Aren’t they though?
Glad you like ‘em!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
5:14 pm
Email sent.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
5:15 pm
I am stoked for this weekend @ festival. Gonna be fun.
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
5:15 pm
I was pleased with the ESPN announcers today 9which is a FIRST for me!). There didn’t seem to be any of the Braves “prejudice” that I’ve heard in the past. Does anyone know if Nomar will continue to be a regular with them? I enjoyed him today.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
5:16 pm
“Denver’s part”
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
5:18 pm
peachtree city/falcon field (KFFC)
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
5:18 pm
Mixxo—
Thanks for the link!
Now all you gotta do is quit being so unnecessarily mean to/about BMac and wishing injury to him, and we’ll be on OK terms…What’d he ever do to you, anyway?
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
5:19 pm
McFann Ô Ô
We’ve had two towhees show up on a regular basis the past few days……one of them with a “mohawk” (looks like something pecked feathers off the back of his head or something). They’re neat….don’t go up to the feeder at all but scratch around under it, looking like they’re doing a dance shuffle.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
5:19 pm
Braves Paison
I wasn’t extolling the virtues of the aforementioned “Country Boy”. Just remarking about a touring band with a wonderful pedigree, many of whom went on to comprise Emmylou Harris’ ‘Hot Band’.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
5:19 pm
if they clear me through the Class B (Atlanta Hartsfield’s airspace) its nice they route me directly over the big airport…its still quite impressive to me
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
5:22 pm
tiger297, Is Falcon field the same as the old Charlie Brown field? I thought they changed it’s name.
Einsteindawg
March 16th, 2011
5:23 pm
R. Lopez = Albie Lopez
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
5:24 pm
McFann Ô Ô
Did you get to watch the game today? They spent a LOT of time focusing on BMac in the dugout, etc., while talking about how Salazar’s injury might affect him.
Murph
March 16th, 2011
5:24 pm
“I thought the Rocky Mountains would be a little rockier than this. That John Denver was full of sh*t, man”
haggard
March 16th, 2011
5:24 pm
tiger297
Okay. I’ll even wash the car and don the chauffeur’s hat.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
5:25 pm
Braves Win!!!
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
5:26 pm
Murph, I was thinking the same thing when they started talking about John Denver.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
5:27 pm
Duh, Winning!
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
5:31 pm
Well, it looks like my day has finally come to a close but I’ll leave you guys with this one last bit of knowledge. And this goes to those.. well you know who you are…
An expert is a man who tells you a simple thing in a confused way in such a fashion as to make you think the confusion is your own fault.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
5:32 pm
Just Pat & McFann
I didn’t see but a few minutes of the game today and that brief period happened to be the time frame you spoke of.
I’ve always admired the passion McCann plays with and am enjoying seeing his career blossom, along with his growing leadership role on the team. However, I do hope that same passion/feeling doesn’t cause him to dwell on his part in the accident in any way and he can do whatever he needs to do ,(or talk to whomever he needs to talk to) in order to put it behind him. IMO this is one of those cases where no one is to blame, a true accident.
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
5:33 pm
And on that note, I’m calling it a day. Later all.
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
5:34 pm
AT
Soooooo…does that make YOU the expert here???
Arkansas Transplant
March 16th, 2011
5:35 pm
Just Pat, I’ll never tell.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
5:35 pm
just Pat—
Aw, I love Towhees! They’re so much fun to watch scratching around through the leaves. Yeah, they don’t go to feeders, but they will eat millet if you put it around on the ground.
A mohawk, eh? That’s cute! Hope the little guy’s OK, though…
I did get to watch the game today! I missed a little of what they were saying about how Salazar’s injury might effect BMac, but I did hear when they said BMac was a beautiful, caring person (or however exactly they worded it).
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
5:37 pm
McFann-
Have you given up on our game???
haggard
March 16th, 2011
5:39 pm
Arkansas Transplant
Later
Murph
March 16th, 2011
5:40 pm
See ya AT… good luck with The Show.
Guess high heat, take everything else.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
5:41 pm
Just Pat—
Your name was s’posed to be capitalized…sorry about that…
haggard—
I agree. It’s going to be in the back of BMac’s mind for the rest of his life, I’m sure. But I also think that he is a strong person who cann continue to go about his playing—the way Coach Salazar would want it. But it will never go away completely, I don’t think.
IMO this is one of those cases where no one is to blame, a true accident.
Exactly.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
5:42 pm
cabravesfan—
No! I was drawing a little and then doing some stuff on the computer…I guess I didn’t hear it “ding” again.
Sorry, sorry…
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
5:42 pm
McFann Ô Ô
Yeah….that’s what I mean about not being so turned off by the ESPN announcers today. When Joe Morgan was there, I braced myself for negative comments about the Braves, but that didn’t happen today at all. I just MAY hafta change my mind about them.
Braves Paisan
March 16th, 2011
5:43 pm
@haggard — Hal Blaine and James Burton are both legends. And I have always been deeply in love with Emmylou Harris since I first saw her live at the Fox in the early 1970’s. Drop dead gorgeous, with a voice to match. And if I remember correctly, Jerry Jeff Walker opened for her. Not sure … lots of haze surrounding that era …
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
5:43 pm
McFann-
kenhotlanta
March 16th, 2011
5:45 pm
I didn’t like John Denver at all back in the day. For awhile in the 70’s, the radio was filled with the 3 “Johns”: Elton, Olivia Newton-, and Denver and it seemed very bland. However, in retrospect, I really began to appreciate his beautiful crystal-clear voice and there are a couple of old PBS specials that stand out, one, I believe, recorded at Red Rocks.
I think his nerdy good-ole country boy act put off a lot of people to his true talents as a singer and interpreter of great songs. Listen to the albums “Back Home Again” or “Greatest Hits Vol.2″, specifically the songs I’m Sorry, Leaving on a Jet Plane, Back Home Again, My Sweet Lady, and This Old Guitar, and ignore the novelty songs and you can begin to appreciate what a true talent he was.
And, of course, a lot of this didn’t come to me until he was gone and now I miss him a lot and would love to hear something new from that wonderful voice. IMHO.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
5:49 pm
Just Pat—
Yeah, these guys aren’t too bad…the only real issue was when they said the Braves were 96-66 in 2010…I least, I think that’s what they said…
cabravesfan—
Braves Paisan
March 16th, 2011
5:50 pm
While John D. is kickin’ the flop. I remember Melvin, the elderly black usher in our section who sings in his church choir, telling me about hearing Sam Cooke sing with the Soul Stirrers when he was young. THE Sam Cooke. Sorry the rest of the stadium missed that tale.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
5:50 pm
Little. Tiny. Pieces. McFann…I banish you to the doghouse with nolie!!
Steve McP
March 16th, 2011
5:51 pm
Listening to frank Wren being interviewed at the game today and he said that the only move before the season started might be for a right handed bat off of the bench.
Could it be that the Braves are not too keen on their bench options and are looking for a trade?
haggard
March 16th, 2011
5:53 pm
Braves Paison
I was at that show. Drove up from school in Macon to see it. If you want to go further back, isn’t it something that Burton and Glen D. Hardin were both members of Elvis Presley’s band. As a kid I owned a couple of Presley singles, (U.S Male was one), but I didn’t give him a serious listen as an adult until about ten years ago after finishing Peter Guralnick’s two volume set about his life; Last Train To Memphis and Careless Love.
And about Emmylou; I loved her Nash Ramblers with Sam Bush and Roy Husky, Jr. during the 90’s. And, during the late 70’s, both Ricky Skaggs and Rodney Crowell were ‘Hot Band’ members. Lady sure can pick the pickers !
haggard
March 16th, 2011
5:56 pm
Braves Paison
Early Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers. Good…..ness……I would have paid to hear Melvin tell that story.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
5:56 pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
My iTouch didn’t ding!! It’s…it’s not…my…faaaaaulllllt……
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
5:57 pm
BANISHED
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
5:58 pm
For the peeps on here that live around Pensacola or within driving distance, you guys coming to the festival this weekend?
If you do, we could meet up and chat for a few. I get breaks during the concerts.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
6:01 pm
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
6:01 pm
McFann Ô Ô
Oh, I know……I put all that down to just spring training baseball or something. It’s like they said BMac came to the plate after the Salazar injury and struck out looking. We were there……and he did NOT. Now…..it was a very lackadaisical swing BUT he didn’t just stand there. Then there was the day the MLBN announcers were calling Conrad “Uggla” at second base. I’d checked and KNEW Uggla wasn’t supposed to be in the lineup so I was like……Huhhhhhhhh????????
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:03 pm
kenhotlanta
That’s good stuff at 5:45
You’d be surprised how many “closet” Denver fans there are out there and I believe my two favorite studio albums are “Spirit” and “Autograph”, while, IMO, ‘The Wildlife Concert’ is probably the best example of a mature Denver.
One of the best concerts I saw was Denver–by himself with his trusty Taylor–on the stage of the Fox Theater. He was one talented guitarist as well and I like the way his voice aged.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
6:04 pm
When I deem it sufficient.
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
6:05 pm
BFChris26
That sounds great but…….if I tear hubby away from my Mustang one more time (although he didn’t fuss about spring training at all!), I’m afraid he won’t get it back on the road for me until warm weather NEXT year.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
6:06 pm
so tired of work today…huge meeting I’m leading tomorrow and my team is so not prepared for it
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:06 pm
McFann
I’ll see if I can sneak you some Cherry Kool-Aid to go with your bread and water. nolie and Tom O’Hawke have appreciated my bravery and clandestine efforts.
Braves Paisan
March 16th, 2011
6:08 pm
@haggard, if you don’t have it, get the 2010 Crossroads festival on Blu-ray. Some wonderful acoustic stuff with folks like Bert Jansch. But it is worth is for jams like this: Vince Gill, Keb Mo’, Albert Lee, Earl Klugh — and James “the Legend” Burton!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1NSXp9vWY
(PS: Vince mentions Burton played with John Denver!)
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
6:10 pm
Just Pat—
Yeah, I saw someplace else that said he struck out looking…I knew DOB and Mark Bowmen had said he swung, so I figgered I’d do better to trust them. And now that you say it, it’s confirmed.
And I remember the Uggla thing, too…aw well—ST for announcers, too!
cabravesfan—
Oh, great…that could be forever!
OK, little bit later, folks!
ray k.
March 16th, 2011
6:11 pm
I realize it’s only spring training and most of what happens, aside from the eager-eyed rookies, in these games is irrelevant.
But, ahem…has anyone noticed who leads the team in average AND slugging %–the latter statistic, by A LOT.
DOB, did you archive last years blog rolls? I think you should post an absurd anti-Chipper remark for every double or HR he hits this year.
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
6:12 pm
Just Pat
Cool. What year is it?
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
6:13 pm
haggard—
Oh, sweet—thanks!
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
6:15 pm
Tom was released days ago, people! Try to keep up!
Hank Aaron had a cool home run trot
March 16th, 2011
6:16 pm
Thanks DOB for the update on Medlen. I’ve been wondering how he’s been doing. I hope he gets back in the starting rotation because he was really good. So sorry to hear about Salazar. Prayers go out to him.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:18 pm
Braves Paison
That’s great! Thanks for the link Check out Gill’s web site and see who he’s scheduled to play with during a 120th anniversary tribute to Carnegie Hall
http://www.vincegill.com/main/index.php
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:19 pm
“Paisan” not “son”–sorry Braves Paisan !
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:20 pm
Seeya Lady McFann
Braves Paisan
March 16th, 2011
6:21 pm
@haggard — do you play? My axe is a bottom-of-the-line Taylor. Love the resonance, and, given the investment, I’m not afraid to beat on it if the spirit so moves!
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
6:24 pm
Chipper was 2-for-3 w/ an RBI today to raise his average to .375 and OBP to .432, with a team-high 9 RBI
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:26 pm
“Tom was released days ago, people! Try to keep up”–cabravesfan
“The prisoner is not the one who has committed a crime, but the one who clings to his crime and lives it over and over”–Henry Miller, author
Poor Tom
kenhotlanta
March 16th, 2011
6:26 pm
haggard,
TY. That ‘The Wildlife Concert’ was the other one I was trying to remember. Agreed he was a much better musician than given credit for and he wrote some beautiful and great songs, but it’s the novelty songs that still get the most attention.
I saw Emmylou (my second favorite singer behind Nanci Griffith) every time she came to Atlanta in the 70s – 90s, including The Fox and The Great Southeast Music Hall, so we were probably at some of the same shows. Small world, sometimes. At least Emmylou has received the credit and acclaim she has deserved for her diverse music, her ability to surround herself with the best musicians, and her sheer creativity. She is in the Country Music HOF and most certainly belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, too.
Abwright
March 16th, 2011
6:28 pm
Cabravesfan … If You send all the cool people to the doghouse, it will turn into a blog hang out rather than a punishment.
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
6:28 pm
BFChris26
1966 convertible…..Emberglo w/palomino top…..it’s BEAUTIFUL and I want it back on the road…. NOW!!!!!!!!!!
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:30 pm
Braves Paisan
I purchased a baby Taylor a couple of years ago and want to become a competent rhythm player, though somehow my fiddle / violin playing has transferred to lead on the guitar neck. A friend who does plays well is offering lessons, which I direly need for the chords. Piano is an “ear taught” thing from long ago.
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
6:31 pm
Bing!
(Soldier!)
“Get Out The WAYYY!!! (Boom!) Pretty Boy Coming Through! Me And My Crew! We Swaggin In The Room!”
Whats Up All?
R.I.P. Nate Dogg…(Tear)
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
6:36 pm
Arkansas Transplant, I’d guess after Saturday’s split-squad games. They keep guys around to fill out those rosters.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:37 pm
kenhotlanta
Nancy Griffith’s “Love At The Five And Dime”; I’ll bet I listen to it every couple of months. And the Great Southeast Music Hall; one of the quirkiest, most enjoyable evenings was Leon Redbone riding the tails of his ‘Saturday Night Live’ apparances when I was in high school.
Man, you’re inspiring some good memories. And dinner’s calling. Later.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
6:41 pm
Abwright
The only ones that are currently there are nolie and McFann…
Soph
March 16th, 2011
6:42 pm
McFann can sneak out during the USC game. cab will be too busy cursing at VJ and the TV.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
6:43 pm
My TV keeps getting interrupted with that screechy warning that “this is a test of the EAS for Orange County.” Umm, first, you really don’t need to run it every 30 minutes and second (and most important) I DON’T LIVE IN ORANGE COUNTY!!!!
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
6:44 pm
Soph-
VJ won’t be here and hopefully there won’t be much cursing…
Venice Jim
March 16th, 2011
6:44 pm
Love “Love at the Five and Dime”…going up…
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:45 pm
cabravesfan
J-j-j-jjjjjussssttt k-k-k-k-iddddinnnnggggg
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:45 pm
“Ding”
CB
March 16th, 2011
6:46 pm
DOB,Talking Chop is quoting you as a couple of other ex-Braves might be in the announcing booth. Care to share with bloggers?
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
6:46 pm
haggard-
Just be sure to check for stow-aways when you leave…you don’t want to get home and find nolie hanging onto to bottom of your car…
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:49 pm
“you don’t want to get home and find nolie hanging onto to bottom of your car…” cabravesfan
You mean like DeNiro in ‘Cape Fear’. Well, nolie IS a DeNiro admirer….
Venice Jim
March 16th, 2011
6:50 pm
haggard – have you heard Nanci’s duet with Darius on 5 & Dime?
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
6:51 pm
I thought you were supposed to be busy today…
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:52 pm
Venice Jim
No. Where can I find it?
reagan
March 16th, 2011
6:52 pm
ken……the great southeastern music hall! Is it still or long gone? Saw Billy Crystal there two nights before he made his first appearance on the Tonight Show……………..memories, memories.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
6:55 pm
VJ
Without looking, can you tell me what author’s book Nancy Griffith holds on the back cover of Last Of The True Believers?
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
6:56 pm
haggard-
here’s a youtube version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FErZCoLYO9E
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
6:57 pm
Funny that the picture on the homepage of the Braves’ AJC page , has the same rotation order from right to left! hehe!
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
6:59 pm
DOB
Yeah….CB’s post at 6:46……coulda SWORN as the announcers were signing off today, one of them said “this is Dave O’Brien”. Hadn’t paid that much attention to them during the game (I mean as to WHO they were except for Nomar), so, I wondered…….??????????
Venice Jim
March 16th, 2011
6:59 pm
haggard – I do not know…
CB
March 16th, 2011
7:01 pm
Just Pat,there is an ESPN play by play guy named Dave O’Brien.
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
7:03 pm
Oh, I saw Buster doing his interviews and Berry doing his top ten stuff and, like I said, DID pay attention to Nomar, but the “Dave O’Brien” thing threw me……
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
7:05 pm
CB…..well, thanks for clearing THAT up!!!!! I got SO tired of them over the years (especially Joe Morgan) that I honestly quit paying attention to who was who.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:05 pm
VJ and LAdy
“Sortin’ Miss Rita back by his side”
That’s great, thank you. And if you’d have told me before hand an orchestra was backing them, I would have raised an eyebrow. But it works, especially during the interlude.
I saw her my first trip to Telluride the summer of ‘87 during the evening and, by the time her set was over, half the audience has a new sweetheart.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:06 pm
“Sportin’ Miss Rita”
“Sortin” would be a whole different song
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:07 pm
VJ
Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
7:09 pm
Everyone Knows That I’m the number one Hater of BSPN on here…But Its Finally nice to see them start throwing in Some new Blood Since MLB Network is Wiping the Floor with them as far as Baseball coverage goes…
Mitchell
March 16th, 2011
7:14 pm
I’ve been without internet for five days. I never thought I’d say this but I was having DOB withdrawl.
Really, I just have a hard time going half an hour without a Braves update.
Either way, it’s good to be back.
Your long Braves Country nightmare is finally over, fellow bloggers.
I’m sure this announcement comes as a great relief to you all.
Thank you.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:15 pm
Mitchell
Applause !
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
7:16 pm
Tomahawkin
That’s what I meant about not paying any attention to WHO was announcing. Just got SO tired of their negativity towards the Braves over the years that if I was FORCED to listen/see a game on ESPN, I did, but totally turned off to the announcers. I was amazed today to hear some positive comments from them.
gotigers72
March 16th, 2011
7:18 pm
Glad to see Glavine will begetting more announcing work. Thought he was excellent last year. He knows when to talk and when to shut up. A little better than Smoltz, although Smoltz is a little funnier.
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
7:18 pm
Just Pat
Now If we Can Get FOX to Get Rid of Blow Buck and Tim McSlobber then all will be good, but I’m living fantasies thinking that is gonna happen…
Bat Masterson
March 16th, 2011
7:20 pm
So Heyward has some kind of disk/vertebrae issue causing his back problem.
Do you know anything about that DOB?
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
7:20 pm
specially when they were acknowledging that the Braves are going to be legitimate contenders.
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
7:21 pm
Mitchell…
I thought you may’ve gotten Bozo’d or thrown your lap-top out the window? I haven’t seen you on here in a Gripp
Bat Masterson
March 16th, 2011
7:21 pm
I’m sure this announcement comes as a great relief to you all.
Thank you. _ Mitchell
What?
Who are you?
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
7:22 pm
@Bat, Not Good…!
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:22 pm
Later folks
Oh reagan
….just in case kenhotlanta isn’t still with us…..the Great Southeast Music isn’t either..it was torn down about 1980, I believe. And with all of the memories it provided, you’d think the place was an Atlanta institution for decades. However, it was only open for 7 or 8 years.
Venice Jim
March 16th, 2011
7:22 pm
Gotta love Augustus and Woodrow…
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:23 pm
Bat Masterson
Say it ain’t so….please….
Soph
March 16th, 2011
7:25 pm
Where’d ya hear that about Hey, Bat?
Bat Masterson
March 16th, 2011
7:25 pm
Probably not, T-Hawkin.
Although Heyward said he would play tomorrow and it was not something he could hurt further by playing. Still I would like to know more about it.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:25 pm
Duvall says everyone else can have Shakespeare. He has Augustus. “I might not kill you, but I’ll dang sure injure ya”.
kenhotlanta
March 16th, 2011
7:27 pm
reagan: The Great Southeast Music Hall is long gone, I believe that whole shopping center was torn down for some condos. Lots of great shows and memories at that place, including the church pews sitting on the floor with no legs and the buckets of beer.
One of the best nights was the Steve Martin-Mull Review with Steve Martin back in the wild and crazy balloon filled days and Martin Mull. After they both did some stand-up, they asked the crowd to follow them, and they led us all the way down to the Bowling Alley at the other end of the strip mall, and proceeded to do a whole show on the bowling lanes with balls, balloons, arrows, etc. and it was hilarious. After a couple of hours we all marched back to the Music Hall and they finished the show. It was a wonderful memorable night.
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
7:27 pm
Tomahawkin
I’ll join you in that particular fantasy land, OK?
gotigers 72
Smoltz needs some new material…..not something that’s been around the internet for the past few months.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
7:27 pm
Soph – On an interview during today’s game, conducted by ESPN’s Buster Olney.
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
7:27 pm
Has Anyone On here Been to Either The Tilted Kilt or The Hudson Grille?
Bat Masterson
March 16th, 2011
7:28 pm
Soph+
Heyward said that when they interviewed him on ESPN during the game. Two vertebrae rubbing together causing discomfort because of a disk or something. I wish they has elaborated some.
Soph
March 16th, 2011
7:29 pm
Thanks, JC. Wish I’d DVR’d the game.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
7:29 pm
Heyward said that’s what the doctor told him. That kid needs to see a chiropractor, it might do him good.
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
7:31 pm
Bat
Yeah…..I heard the same thing…..that Heyward “couldn’t” hurt it any more by playing, but I never heard HOW “they” determined that????? Saw that Frank Wren said it was just a spring training thing, but…… ??????……like you, would like to know a bit more.
Soph
March 16th, 2011
7:31 pm
Yikes, Bat. Sounds annoying and painful.
Snotboogie
March 16th, 2011
7:32 pm
Bat
According to Talking Chop, he visited a doctor who told him he had less cartilage between discs and needed to stretch more.
Link
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
7:35 pm
OK..do I have this straight…. Braves are supposed to be on MLBN (and CSS) tomorrow at 6:05?
Bat Masterson
March 16th, 2011
7:35 pm
SB_
Thanks, good to have a little more insight.
Maybe the Braves should get him his own personal stretching coach/expert.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:35 pm
One word I don’t want to associated with Heyward’s condition: Chronic
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
7:36 pm
And BACK on MLBN Friday at 1:05?
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:37 pm
Snotboogie
Guess I spoke too soon. I just read the story on your link.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
7:37 pm
kenhotlanta: I was also a big fan of John Denver’s music. My two favorite songs of his were “My Sweet Lady” and Sunshine on my Shoulder. Some of his later songs like Shanghai Breezes and Calypso stand out also.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
7:39 pm
Just Pat-
According to the spring schedule I have, tomorrow’s game is in fact at 6:05 EST but Friday’s is at 12:05 not 1:05…perhaps DOB knows for sure? (and yes, both games are listed as being on MLBN- doesn’t mean they will be live, but they will be there at some point)
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
7:40 pm
So Heyward has some kind of disk/vertebrae issue causing his back problem.
Do you know anything about that DOB? — Bat Masterson
No, I don’t. And neither did the GM when Bowman asked him after the game (because someone on his desk had heard the same thing you did on the ESPN broadcast). Heyward apparently told Buster that he was told he has less cartilage between a couple of vertebrae than most people do, something like that.
It’s first that any of us have heard of that.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
7:41 pm
Yeah…..I heard the same thing…..that Heyward “couldn’t” hurt it any more by playing, Just Pat
I heard the same thing. The first thing I thought was that if there was a way to make it worse, Heyward would find it. I just don’t know about this kid. He has star written all over him, but he’s never gonna set any records for playing every game.
Snotboogie
March 16th, 2011
7:43 pm
How on earth do the ESPN guys get news ahead of the Braves GM and the beat guys? And if he did see a doctor, why didnt he inform the team first. Guess we got to be happy Heyward didnt just tweet the news to everyone instead.
Jeff R
March 16th, 2011
7:45 pm
Glad to read that Medlen is on track. I really still that Medlen is more valuable out of the pen than in the rotation. I think Medlen’s got the stuff and grit to be a solid set up man or closer. I think by late summer, Venters and Kimbrel could use a little relief themselves. Hopefully, Medlen’s back.
Bat Masterson
March 16th, 2011
7:49 pm
Yeah, I thought it was odd to hear it first during an in-game interview. Hell DOB is on top of everything. What did Heyward do sneak away to a doctor last night or this morning, and not tell someone, like maybe the boss. Maybe he gets house calls.
garynpOH
March 16th, 2011
7:50 pm
am i just being a homer or do we have the best young pitching depth of any teamm, too many pitchers that are set to have great seasons not only this season but well into the future. bringing back fond memories of the 90s.
go braves
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:54 pm
Snotboogie
At first take, you’d think maybe this was something Braves’ management didn’t want to announce simply to avoid the crush of questions and to see if it would become a non-issue.
And I hope it still does, chalked up under the “He’s Young” category.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
7:56 pm
“Maybe he gets house calls.”-Bat Masterson
LOL
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
7:59 pm
Jeff R
It Seems To Me That The Braves Started Clowning When Meds was Put Into the Rotation in May…
The Braves were 13-1 in his starts
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
8:01 pm
cab
Thanks for the clarification on Friday’s game!!!!! Hopefully, I’ll be able to pick it up early that morning on MLBN’s “on air” thingie! Unless I get more info here tomorrow. Have learned to trust this place more than anything else.
reagan
March 16th, 2011
8:01 pm
Haggard and ken………life goes on, eh? Hope the younger ones MAKE as many good memories these days. The Steve martin-Mull show sounds like a hoot…..sorry I missed it. Gone are the days of Grizzard and Hudspeth. Haggard….Duvall is the best!
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
8:04 pm
Bat and haggard
Are we talking “House” calls as in the TV show…….or something ELSE?
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
8:06 pm
garynpOH
I don’t think you’re being a homer at all. From all indications, we have a BUNCH of “comers” to the rotation.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
8:09 pm
We already discussed the bench players, so what about the bullpen? Even though Kimbrel hasn’t gotten into a groove yet, I think he and Venters will share closing duties for the time being with Moylan and Eric O’Flaherty being the other setup type guys. Martinez will remain the long inning man. That leaves more spots. Linebrink and Sherrill haven’t exactly been impressive but have shown glimpses of the old stuff. Personally, the last spots are a crapshoot with Asencio, Abreu, and Marek doing well during the spring and Proctor looking decent at times. What do you guys think?
haggard
March 16th, 2011
8:09 pm
Just Pat
I seem to remember “House” taking a few house calls…..mmmmm
By the way, I wasn’t a regular watcher the first five years it was on, but have been catching up during the last two through USA network marathons. The episodes with Detective David Morse,(don’t remember his character’s name) were good, as were the ones with the 100million dollar benefactor tossing his weight around for the longest time. That’s a well written show.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
8:10 pm
Just Pat-
Well, according to my programming guide, the game on Friday is at 10:00 so I don’t know if that is delayed or if it starts then…
haggard
March 16th, 2011
8:11 pm
reagen
My brother and sister-in-law just saw Duvall’s “Get Low” a couple of weeks ago. That’s one I haven’t seen yet. Have you?
haggard
March 16th, 2011
8:13 pm
“reagen”–S’cuse the typo, please, “reagan”.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
8:13 pm
as if you weren’t totally confused already- obviously that 10:00 is my time
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
8:14 pm
haggard
That
s been my FAV show for a long time and then…….along came Harry’s Law with Kathy Bates. (Used to be a legal secretary so that definitely caught my interest.) It’s excellent!
haggard
March 16th, 2011
8:14 pm
Bratwurst on the grill are callin’
I’ll catch up later…..
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
8:15 pm
Jerry
“We already discussed the bench players, so what about the bullpen? Even though Kimbrel hasn’t gotten into a groove yet, I think he and Venters will share closing duties ”
I have been saying that all Spring…
You Can Take it To The Bank That Fredi G will use a 2 man closing Platoon with both Vennie-Macc and Kimmie much like Bobby Did with MFIKY and Mike Gonzales 2 years ago…
haggard
March 16th, 2011
8:17 pm
Just Pat
Kathy Bates has been a favorite of mine for a long time as well and I’ve seen commercials for Harry’s Law, but haven’t viewed it. Guess I’d better get on the case lest I miss another good actor in a good show.
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
8:18 pm
Jerry
I will Take C-Mart over The Proctologist and Until KK gets Dealt he will be another option in the pen, The Braves aren’t going to pay him over 7 mill to start in AAA
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
8:18 pm
cab
sooooo….10:00 YOUR time is 1:00 OUR time, right????? So…..I’m back on track for the 1:05 game? (Yeah……it’s confusing!)
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
8:20 pm
Just Pat-
Yeah- that would be 1:00 your time
I now have no idea what time the actual game starts…I would go with 1:00 unless DOB tells us differently 
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
8:24 pm
haggard
I’ve always told people that if they want to know why I’m so screwed up, all they hafta do is watch “Misery” (Stephen King’s book adapted) with Kathy Bates. MY mother was a nurse and even looked a BIT like her in that movie (and ACTED a bit like her, too!). However, the Harry’s Law persona is totally different…..nothing like my mother at all.
haggard
March 16th, 2011
8:24 pm
Just Pat
“legal secretary”…….”get on the case”…..
Okay, maybe it wasn’t as strong as I though. I’ll try harder (smile)
LTBF
March 16th, 2011
8:25 pm
Cab
Just read about USC coach, I picked them and will be rooting for them.
Trey
March 16th, 2011
8:26 pm
Tomahawkin, did you get the video I sent you?
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
8:27 pm
LTBF-
What did you read?? I’m hoping but I’ve seen them screw up too many times to feel totally confident
haggard
March 16th, 2011
8:28 pm
Just Pat
I’ve only seen parts of “Misery”,(and even then probably with only one eye open because she does “scary” and “demented” so well). But her turn in “Fried Green Tomatoes” is one of my favorites. “Towanda!”
Bravetiger
March 16th, 2011
8:28 pm
Heyward also told Buster that he told Fredi that he’s be ready for tomorrow and that doctors told him he can’t do anymore damage to the back.
LTBF
March 16th, 2011
8:28 pm
He got in some trouble with a fan?
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
8:29 pm
Soph—
Awesome…
Boy, I’m getting slightly irritated by the concentration of our Words in that one corner…there’s like, nowhere to put anything! I’ve got fine letters, but……
Since I’m winning anyway, why don’t you resign, and we cann start anew.
Just Pat
March 16th, 2011
8:29 pm
OK….guy-o’s……hubby feels the welding on the floor of my Mustang is now safe to leave, so we’re outta here for the evening. Y’all play nice. See ya tomorrow!
LTBF
March 16th, 2011
8:30 pm
Read it on ESPN preview of game.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
8:30 pm
LTBF-
Ah, yeah. I think that whole thing got blown a little out of proportion, but it was handled the proper way and everyone can move on…there’s some past history with O’Neill and Arizona also…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
8:31 pm
Night, Pat!
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
8:31 pm
Forgot to paste the line of Soph’s that I was responding to.
:
McFann can sneak out during the USC game.
LTBF
March 16th, 2011
8:32 pm
ok lets hope they win for him
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
8:32 pm
Night, Just Pat!
Play nice?
haggard
March 16th, 2011
8:32 pm
Just Pat
Just kidding at 8:24. Figuring out game times should be first priority.
Okay. I can’t leave the bratwursts any longer or I’ll be breaking opwn a new package and starting over…..Later folks
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
8:33 pm
How cann I play nice when I can’t get these friggin’ DVDs open…?
haggard
March 16th, 2011
8:33 pm
Good night Just Pat
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
8:34 pm
Later, Haggard!
kenhotlanta
March 16th, 2011
8:36 pm
Jerry: John Denver did the music for that movie “Sunshine” and they never show that movie at all, it has been years since I’ve seen it. I haven’t checked You Tube, it might be there. It was a “Love Story”-like tear jerker about a hippie family and the mom (Christina Raines, whatever happened to her?) had cancer, I think. Loved it back in the day, but not sure how well it holds up.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
8:41 pm
DOB – with saturday’s split squad when do they give an idea of who will be going where? Also do they schedule relief pitchers well in advance (I’m specifically curious when/where venters will pitch). I know you probably don’t know but thought you might be able to develop a more educated guess than I can.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
8:44 pm
hag – you can leave the hat at home and just bring a couple of brats…
reagan
March 16th, 2011
8:51 pm
Haggard…………..can’t believe this but……….I’ve never even heard of that one Enjoy Duvall all you can……he’s not getting any younger. Hope he lives to 100………………..same with Morgan Freeman.
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
8:56 pm
Trey
“Tomahawkin, did you get the video I sent you?”
Sorry Bro, Just checking my messages, Sorry for the late response, I had to take care of a lil business back in the Latrines, Sure One would wish not to go in there, The Ol T-Hawkin is having a lil trouble cranking the cables these days…
Trey
March 16th, 2011
9:04 pm
Tomahawkin, not a problem. It was just about a fat kid who was getting bullied and he body slammed the little chicken s*** who was doing it, onto the concerete.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
9:05 pm
peter moylan would be proud i think
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:05 pm
Words I never thought I’d hear in the NCAA tournament:
“If you would have told me we would beat a good Alabama State team by 9, I’d be thrilled…”
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
9:07 pm
Trey – I saw that video on facebook today… wow.
Soph
March 16th, 2011
9:08 pm
No way, McF – no resigning for me!
Good luck.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:10 pm
Seth Davis, Matt Weiner, Tom Crean and Steve Smith are attempting to analyze Alabama State/ Texas-San Antonio…I give them credit for trying, but they’re struggling to find anything interesting to say
Trey
March 16th, 2011
9:10 pm
JC, it was great wasn’t it? Watching that little turd limping around after trying to pick on some kid for no reason.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:11 pm
They did pronounce Nikola Vucevic’s name properly
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:13 pm
Well, they did once…now they are back to mispronouncing it
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
9:14 pm
Tomahawkin, I’d be willing to bet that the Braves deal KK to someone, even if all that’s achieved is the team saving $1mil of that $7mil. having him in the bullpen will do nobody any good.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
9:15 pm
Yeah, he got what he deserved. That kid has some serious strength, and it seems he likes to watch a lot of wrestling!
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
9:17 pm
Soph—
[Crud]…
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
9:20 pm
@Trey
I think You posted that Fighht Monday Night?
And When Is KK’s next start?
Trey
March 16th, 2011
9:20 pm
JR, and that little skinny one kept saying “boop”, anytime he swung at the belly. That s*** really pissed me off, which made me enjoy watching the dude get body slammed on the pavement much more.
Trey
March 16th, 2011
9:20 pm
Tomahawkin, that I did.
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
9:24 pm
Jerry
Word On The Streets Is that WhineBrenner and The Yankees Will be Looking at Brett Myers…I don’t think that will happen because The Stros will want too much as far as prospects go…Therefore My Big Boy Gut is still telling me that Trading KK to The Rotten Apple (eventually) makes Sprint sense to both teams, mainly that The Bankees won’t have to part with their farm system if they pursue KK, all they have to do is take his under-market Salary
he’s a 12-15 game winner with that offense behind him
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
9:24 pm
Trey – Just watched the video again. Looks like the little turd might have broken his leg or something on the fall. His leg hit the edge of the fountain thingy. I almost felt bad for him, but after hitting the other kid in the face like that… he cant complain about what he got in return.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
9:27 pm
Trey, I saw that video. That punk kid won’t be trying that again. The fat kid wore that azz out. Good to see someone fighting back.
keylargo
March 16th, 2011
9:28 pm
I was thinking the big kid will be getting a visit by the High School football coach. Put that kid with his cool demeanor, size and strength at offensive tackle!
Venice Jim
March 16th, 2011
9:28 pm
Considering that Tex-SA was up by 2 at the half and only won by 9, there must have been something interesting…
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
9:28 pm
kenhotlanta, Sunshine is on youtube. I may try to catch some of it when I have a spare moment.
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
9:29 pm
Well Its Time To Bump That old Janet Jackson “The Pleasure Principle” As I hook up some Big Boy Bubba Burgers, BRB
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:33 pm
VJ-
All the analysis was very generic stuff…nothing about the styles of the teams lead to a come back or blowing a big lead or anything specific…
Trey
March 16th, 2011
9:33 pm
JC, I had no pity for him. I laughed at him every time I watched the video. Watching him limp around like a dying animal cracked me up. I think his knee was just dislocated and not broken. Of course, I could be wrong.
Jerry, if he has any brain cells left then he won’t.
keylargo, do Australian schools even have high school football? If so, he’d definitely be good blocking the Quarterback.
Jerry
March 16th, 2011
9:34 pm
JC from DR, you may be right about the wrestlin thing. That was real close to being a power bomb type of move.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:35 pm
And here we go…Fight On!
BFChris26
March 16th, 2011
9:35 pm
I am so glad the next two games are televised
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:36 pm
and the first shout less then a minute in…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:37 pm
and the first stupid mistake followed by me swearing loudly less then a minute after that…
Soph
March 16th, 2011
9:39 pm
Here’s your chance, McFann. Run!
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:40 pm
I don’t have anyone to talk to so y’all might be my outlet tonight, just so you know
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
9:41 pm
Soph Here’s your chance, McFann. Run!
[Clutches Braves hat tightly to head, grabs iTouch, ducks, and runs out the door]
NO idea I could run that fast…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:42 pm
I know where you live, McFann…
Tom O'Hawke
March 16th, 2011
9:42 pm
Words I never thought I’d hear in the NCAA tournament:
“If you would have told me we would beat a good Alabama State team by 9, I’d be thrilled…” (cabravesfan)
Words I never thought I’d hear, here:
“The Ol T-Hawkin is having a lil trouble cranking the cables these days…
Then again, we do cover a myriad of subjects, here on the ol’ blog.
Hi, LAdy.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:43 pm
Hi Tom!
You should fully expect that type of comment from T-Hawkin, he of the Overshare
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:44 pm
My team is stupid. That is all.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:45 pm
They’ve played 4:30 of this game and the score is 3-2
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
9:47 pm
hey don’t talk about my braves like that cab
FEAR
March 16th, 2011
9:47 pm
jeez 15 more days!!!!
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:47 pm
tiger-
My other team
Tom O'Hawke
March 16th, 2011
9:48 pm
They’ve played 4:30 of this game and the score is 3-2
Hockey?
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:48 pm
Tom-
That would make sense…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:49 pm
Unfortunately I’m watching basketball
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:50 pm
my team is stupid AND they can’t shoot
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
9:51 pm
Ok I’m Back…
FEAR
March 16th, 2011
9:51 pm
cabravesfan: damn im sorry. you must be real bored. haha
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:52 pm
the teams are a combined 2/13 from the floor
Trey
March 16th, 2011
9:57 pm
I just heard that the doctors were not able to save Luis Salazar’s left eye. Man, I really wish him and his family well.
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
9:57 pm
cabrvesfan I know where you live, McFann…
Oh, [crud], I forgot…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
9:58 pm
McFann-
You shouldn’t feel too bad- I just beat Soph too
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
9:59 pm
Trey – You know what I found funny too? After the suplex, another kid, a bigger one, stood in front of the bullied kid in defiance, but was too scare to do s***. Would have liked to see the kid slam some of the other turds.
Trey
March 16th, 2011
10:03 pm
JC, the bigger kid only started moving towards him when the body slammer had his back turned, and only stood there when the body slammer was facing him. Once the body slammer walked away the big kid was walking like he was going to do something, just to get punked by one of the girl’s.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:05 pm
[lots and lots of cursing has been deleted]
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:11 pm
MIDGET POINT GUARD STOP FORCING PASSES!!!
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:15 pm
did I scare everyone away?
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:20 pm
Please come back peoples! I’m kinda lonely…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:23 pm
Blooooooog fooooooolk! Where did you all go?
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
10:24 pm
I’d come back, but I’m about to shut down, anyway…
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
10:24 pm
Sorry…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:25 pm
But we still have a game to finish!
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:25 pm
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
10:26 pm
Oh, I cann still finish the game! I’m just shutting my computer off!
Game cann keep going for another hour+…
McFann Ô Ô
March 16th, 2011
10:27 pm
OK, shutting computer down… Night, all!
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:28 pm
Night McFann
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
10:33 pm
Ok, Its about Time for bed..So we Have a Night Game Tomorrow? Nice! You know I will have to have my Samuel Jackson’s “On Deck”
rich brave
March 16th, 2011
10:38 pm
CAB-VJ household should be ecstatric, Dead-heat at the half.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:39 pm
CAB-VJ household is NOT ecstatic. USC looks like [expletive deleted]
rich brave
March 16th, 2011
10:40 pm
Hey, I see a passle of CAB posts but none from VJ. What’s up with that?
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:41 pm
VJ’s at work
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:41 pm
unless he’s buried under the floorboards…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:42 pm
Nala got him
rich brave
March 16th, 2011
10:43 pm
No way. how can he stand to miss this epic battle between two evenly matched teams? At least, up to now they’re even.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:43 pm
richbrave-
because he’s getting paid
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:44 pm
and he may have feared for his life if USC doesn’t win…
richbrave
March 16th, 2011
10:44 pm
O.K. back after the conclusion of this tight tilt.
richbrave
March 16th, 2011
10:47 pm
I’d wish SOUTHERN CAL luck CAB, if I weren’t risking VJ’s good-will who is a really good guy here.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:48 pm
richbrave-
So you like him more then me?
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
10:51 pm
mcfann is gone to bed must mean its time for me to start posting
Big Nick
March 16th, 2011
10:51 pm
List of possible RH pop off the bench guys:
Jake Fox
Wilson Betemit
Jason Michaels
Conor Jackson
Ryan Raburn
Max Ramirez
Sean Rodriguez
Ryan Spilborgs
Marcus Thames
Jorge Cantu
Michael Morse
Wes Helms
There are other like Juan Rivera and Mark DeRosa types but money is the problem there.
My top 5:(in no order)
Wilson Betemit
Conor Jackson
Ryan Raburn
Sean Rodriguez
Michael Morse
Pretty sure Rodriguez and Morse arent available
Conor Jackson is too expensive.
So that leaves Betemit and Raburn and I like RYAN RABURN.
uga-brave
March 16th, 2011
10:55 pm
backs are not to be trifled with. same time of problem has derailed many golf careers.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:05 pm
We are awful and we are going to lose this game
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
11:07 pm
Damn, I think I’m gonna watch some old Macgyver before sleep…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:15 pm
curse words
uga-brave
March 16th, 2011
11:16 pm
time=type
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:17 pm
more curse words
Tomahawkin
March 16th, 2011
11:21 pm
Big Nick
Hell No, To Waste Helms
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:24 pm
“for a big man to be able to shoot free throws that well…that’s a plus”
THEY ARE FREE THROWS! EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHOOT FREE THROWS WELL!!!
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:29 pm
There seems to be an uneven number of fouls being called in favor of my Trojans…not that I’m complaining, but I have noticed
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:29 pm
McFann is back in the doghouse?
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:30 pm
Can you shoot free throws well, CAB?
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
11:30 pm
let me know if picking USC to win 3 rounds was a bad idea cab
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:31 pm
PTBNL-
It’s been a while but I was better then 65%
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:31 pm
tiger-
It was a bad idea
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:33 pm
tiger-
I should clarify- Even if we were winning this game by 40, I’d say it was a bad idea because that’s what USC does. They are incapable of playing well for consecutive games…no way they would win 3 times in the Tournament
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:34 pm
That is pretty good. Well, that is unless you just shot and shot and picked 3 shots in which you hit 2 and decided to use that as your point of reference — over 65%!
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:34 pm
well
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:34 pm
I
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:35 pm
too
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:35 pm
65% from the free throw line is terrible. TERRIBLE!!!
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:35 pm
want
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:35 pm
to
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:35 pm
I see now what you meant when you said that you were not throwing in the towel. Looks like you are going for another victory. You should be well on your way to over 100 posts.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:35 pm
Ballgame
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:35 pm
pad
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:36 pm
my
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:36 pm
blog
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:36 pm
It depends on your standard. Didn’t Wilt the Stilt shoot something like 50%?
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:36 pm
stats..
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:37 pm
PTBNL-
Stupid USC basketball makes me ranty
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:38 pm
PTBNL-
anything under 75% is totally unacceptable. I think any coach or analyst would tell you the same thing…
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:39 pm
maybe 70%…but certainly no lower then that
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:39 pm
JC DR you don’t need to do that. I will let you have all of my posts from the last blog. I did not realize I had posted so much. I was a little embarrassed that I had so many. I was just conversing and it all added up.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:39 pm
cab, you’re a ver passionate fan! love that!
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:40 pm
JC-
When it comes to USC I am…to a fault
nolie
March 16th, 2011
11:41 pm
Pretty sure Rodriguez and Morse arent available
Conor Jackson is too expensive.
So that leaves Betemit and Raburn and I like RYAN RABURN…..Big Nick
Do you think they are gonna add someone like that at this point?
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:41 pm
very*
PTBNL – I know, Im just a bit bored. I need me some baseball!
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:42 pm
I would agree, CAB. A person who plays basketball at a higher level should be able to hit at least 70% of their freethrows — male or female.
nolie
March 16th, 2011
11:43 pm
so anybody think that the denizen listing the number of posts is really DOB trying to increase hits? Seems to be working that way for some.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:44 pm
PTBNL-
USC’s shooting 60% as a team tonight
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:45 pm
I’m going to have to pull the plug on the internet feed into the doghouse…
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:45 pm
JC you didn’t get some baseball today? Seemed strange that what was for the most part the Braves’ second team beat what was for the most part Boston’s first team.
nolie
March 16th, 2011
11:45 pm
guess we’ll hafta take away Chamberlaion’s HOF membership huh PTBNL?
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:45 pm
Im really finding it hard to believe that a regular poster would take time to count all of the posts from each blog. So I would say that poster is some kind of ”webmaster?” or whatever..
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:46 pm
lol I guess it could be, nolie. Seems kinda strange what motivates people.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:46 pm
JC-
You can pull those numbers through any number of programs- takes about 5 seconds…not difficult
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:47 pm
Yeah, nolie, I thought about mentioning that when I posted about Wilt. But I thought I would leave well enough alone. Should have known you would bust it.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:48 pm
Yeah, that was a bit encouraging. practically our bench beating the BoSox. It goes to show you how deep and good we are all around!
nolie
March 16th, 2011
11:48 pm
prolly doesn’t take all that long JC. Hitting that “Show All” button turns the blog into one long page and he has a program the sorts on the poster name field and adds the totals. At least that was his explanation.
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:50 pm
cab – hmm, didn’t know that.. interesting.
Venice Jim
March 16th, 2011
11:51 pm
CAA! CAA!…
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:51 pm
But CAB any given night a player or even a team can just be “off”. But I think that free throws are a basic skill that should be practiced until it is second nature to a player in the higher levels of basketball competition, just as you seem to think.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:52 pm
We beat Tennessee on the road, Texas at home and lost to Kansas by 2 at their place. We also lost to Rider and Bradley…losing to VCU is no surprise
JC from DR!
March 16th, 2011
11:54 pm
nolie – I completely forgot about the ”Show All” button. Now it does look simple.
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
11:54 pm
PTBNL-
I feel there is no excuse for poor free throw shooting
nolie
March 16th, 2011
11:56 pm
any given night a player or even a team can just be “off” PTBNL
absolutely true. physical talent is not an absolute. Players don’t run at exactly the same top speed every time they compete, or any other aspect of performance. It’s more like a range of ability rather than an exact amount. Good training always helps, of course right??
nolie
March 16th, 2011
11:57 pm
Wilt mighta been too worn down from all those women to be able to shoot FTs well??
PTBNL
March 16th, 2011
11:59 pm
Yes, JC, but the pitching was the key, and that wasn’t our bench guys. I didn’t see the whole game, but what I saw was encouraging because the B team played pretty good defense which allowed them to keep the game low scoring. So there definitely seemed to be some encouragement there.
nolie
March 16th, 2011
11:59 pm
what was it 15,000 women? That’s some serious dedication and must have required tremendous amounts of both time and energy.
tiger297
March 16th, 2011
11:59 pm
maybe the women helped boost his energy level
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:01 am
aah you mean a special workout program, perhaps suggested by a trainer ahead of the curve tiger??
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:02 am
Right, nolie. Ummm Are you mocking me?
Regarding Wilt, it didn’t seem to affect the other aspects of his game. I wonder how much child support he had to pay.
Big Nick
March 17th, 2011
12:02 am
nolie–Maybe not Raburn but yes I do believe the Braves will add a bench piece before opening day.
Big Nick
March 17th, 2011
12:03 am
A right handed hitting bench piece!
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
12:04 am
PTBNL – Yeah, exactly. It was great to see hanson rebound after allowing that leadoff HR, retiring the next 15 batters he faced! Sherrill was the one who looked a bit shaky, I hope that changes because during the season things could be ugly out there everytime he comes in relief with a short lead. The bullpen can be the deciding factor in whether the Braves make it or not.
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
12:05 am
nolie – im thinking maybe the amount of activity increased his hormones and such possibly even to the level of PED’s…so you are right we need to boot him out of the HOF. Although I’m confused I see his position listed as C and he seems awfully tall to be a catcher
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:05 am
Not sure any studies have been done in that particular area of “training”. I know some speculate that such activity before workouts may boost Testosterone levels, and thus be helpful in building muscle, but even if that is true I would think that there would be a point at which too much would begin reversing the affect.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:06 am
not seriously PT, just trying to get a “go to hell nolie” or some other such response. Good trainers are indeed an important asset to any athletic endeavor.
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
12:10 am
hard for me to fathom I’m only 60 hours from braves game. I have so much to do between now and then
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:10 am
The Braves had a pretty tall catcher at one time. Not that tall, but tall for a catcher. What was his name, nolie? Earl Williams comes to mind, but I am not sure that is correct. Kind of foggy again tonight. I had to spend 4 hrs in the emergency room with my father tonight so I don’t feel very sharp.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:10 am
seriously though, for whatever reason the guy was a horrendous FT shooter.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:11 am
CAB must have gone out to work on her free throws.
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:12 am
PTBNL-
I’m here
Sorry to hear about your dad- hope everything is alright…
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:13 am
I agree JC. I hope Sherrill will be more consistent by the time the season gets here or soon after it starts. He could be important for the Braves this year.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:15 am
He fell, CAB. Broke 2 ribs. Not much they can do for him. Just have to try to manage the pain while we wait for them to heal.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:15 am
I am very sorry to hear that PT. I hope things progress favorably.
Javy was fairly tall too for a catcher, as was Salty .Williams was about 6′3″ or 6′4″ too IIRC.
In my day @ 6′2″ I was tall for a catcher. Those guys were often well under 6′ for the most part back then.
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:16 am
PTBNL-
Ouch. Yeah, not much can be done for ribs…
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:16 am
Again, I am not real sharp right now (maybe ever) but didn’t Wilt shoot freethrows granny style?
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
12:16 am
I think if linebrink/sherrill/proctor are important this year our pitching staff has bigger issues than the performance of those individuals.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:17 am
Last time I broke ribs they didn’t even wrap them like they used to. Real painful no doubt but usually not life threatening at any raye.
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
12:18 am
nolie – last time you broke your ribs or last time you broke someone else’s ribs?
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
12:18 am
PTBNL – Hope your father gets well and recovers soon. Can’t imagine the amount of pain that must be..
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
12:19 am
I think USC was outcoached.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:19 am
I think he tried several styles but I think I remember underhand as one of the more successful ones for him though still stinky
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:20 am
The saying is “opposites attract”, not that my parents are opposites in general, they are very much alike in many ways, but my mother is warm natured, my father is cold natured. And… my mother has a high threshold of pain…. my daddy is a wimp. So we have much to look forward to. lol
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:20 am
mine unfortunately tiger
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
12:21 am
underhand? wtf?
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:21 am
Thanks, JC. He is fine as long as he does not move, or cough or whatever. lol
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
12:21 am
man I still gotta figure out how to get from the airport to work in the AM…oh the tough decisions of life
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:22 am
most guys are wimps when it comes right down to pain. We are all whiners.
If the human race depended on guys giving birth it would have died out long long ago
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:22 am
I think USC was out everything’d…
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:22 am
Nolie, they didn’t wrap his either. How many times have you broken ribs?
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:23 am
yeah it was kinda funky looking LC especially as huge as he was. I wonder if there is a video on You Tube about it?
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:23 am
PTBNL-
So basically, your dad gets several weeks of being waited on hand and foot, huh?
Seriously, though, all the best for a speedy recovery for him!
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:24 am
sorry JC, not LC. meaning no offense, just a typo
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
12:24 am
Have any of you ever been in the middle of the infamous argument of wich of the two hurts the most… women’s period or a smack in the sack
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:25 am
It makes that 100 point game even harder to imagine. Why didn’t the other team just foul the guy?! But even so, scoring 100 points when you only hit half of your free throws is hard to imagine.
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
12:26 am
I already saw it on google, nolie. Funky indeed!
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:26 am
three times. once in football in high school, once in baseball blocking the plate and once falling on a greasy hotel kitchen floor and coming down across the edge of a steel sink.
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
12:27 am
cabravesfan
March 16th, 2011
10:48 pm
richbrave-
So you like him more then me?
NO, that’s why I wasn’t pitching either camp.
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
12:29 am
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:19 am
I think he tried several styles but I think I remember underhand as one of the more successful ones for him though still stinky
WILT?
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:29 am
CAB — Nothing new for him. Since he retired he watches tv. Mama doesn’t get to retire, she still washes clothes, fixes meals (minimal, but still she does it). He just sits. But now he gets to have a pain in the side while he sits. I am certified as a personal trainer. He is the worst “client” I have ever had. Like I said, a wimp.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:29 am
actually I’m kinda sore there now. CAB kneed me in the ribs pretty hard when I tried to escape the other night.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:30 am
yeah Wilt, rich
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:30 am
Nolie — ouch!
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:32 am
course now days I got a lotta padding there so they didn’t break
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:35 am
Nolie, you are pretty tall for a catcher in those days. Do you have problems with your knees?
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:38 am
JC, I haven’t posted much today until the last little while, but you are welcomed to count these posts as yours as well.
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.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:42 am
Oops! I must have run everyone off. Sorry.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:42 am
they hurt a bit now but I was lucky in that with all the football, catching and rodeo that I never hurt one badly. Back in those days almost any kinda joint injury was a kiss off to athletic play and a big zipper on your body.
course I ended up with worse on my right arm anyway, so WTH.
Venice Jim
March 17th, 2011
12:43 am
Sorry – my return slowed cab’s blog activity…
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:44 am
I doubt that PT, just startin’ to get late on a weekday night.
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
12:44 am
I, unfortunately, see Medlen and/or Beachy becoming trade pieces.
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
12:44 am
ok im going to bed…gotta get up in 4 hours to get to work on time today…
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:45 am
I guess some folks actually have a life and other things to do….
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:45 am
nite tiger. take care. 60 hrs huh? Enjoy!
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:47 am
yeah some young pitchers will go JC, and a healthy Medlen return will play part of that. I am still not a real believer in him. I see him as a #3 or #4 starter at best. Of course some of our prospects are not gonna pan out at all, just the nature of the game.
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
12:50 am
Where do you stand on Delgado, nolie?
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:52 am
Good night, tiger.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
12:56 am
just have not seen him much at all JC. He seems to elicit the most varied ratings from different analysts than the other two. Some sites/guys like him a lot, some rank him much lower that either Teheran or Vizcaino.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:58 am
I see him as around a 3 starter, Nolie. Maybe because he came right along with Hanson, but it seemed that he was hardly noticed when he came up. Everything was Hanson. It seems like in people’s mind he is a #5 starter. I think he very well could be better than that. He really hasn’t had enough time in MLB to show what he can do. I know why it was handled the way it was, but I hated to see him start a couple of games and then be sent to the pen. It is my understanding that it was when they changed him from a rp to a sp that he began to shine in the minors. Ideally, he needed time as a starter in MLB rather than in the pen.
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
12:59 am
He was the one that got hit the most out of the three during their outings this spring. That’s too small of a sample to base judgement on, but he wasn’t too impressive in comparison to Teheran and Viz.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:01 am
He was lights out at AAA.
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:01 am
Wasn’t Meds even doing better than Hanson by the time he got called up?
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:03 am
yeah could be totally meaningless JC. ST is not given all that much emphasis in evaluation for the most part. Just gonna hafta wait and see.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:05 am
Yes, JC, he was. At least as far as ERA is concerned. Certainly not a total indicator, but it does have some meaning.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:06 am
If I remember correctly, Meds had a sub 2.0 ERA.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:07 am
whenever we have a huge prospect(s) I always think of all the ones I have seen who seemed slam dunks but failed. Most fans don’t see it that way.
Bruce Chen was ranked as highly #4 as Teheran is and flopped. The Mets had those three no doubters at the same time like we have now, and they all got hurt young and were not much at all. I don’t like to enthuse too exuberantly too soon
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
1:07 am
DELGADO gets traded for a dyno-myte LF. MEDS for a great young SS, in due time of course. My dreams are omniscient as always.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:09 am
JoJO was good in the minors. Chuck James had awesome numbers all along the minors. TINSTAAPP was coined for a reason.
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
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:11 am
He was 5-0, with a 1.19 ERA in 6 starts. 8 appereances total. 37.2IP 20H 5ER 10BB 44K.. no HRs allowed.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:11 am
And when do you “enthuse too exuberantly”, nolie?
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:12 am
Medlen, that is..
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:12 am
nolie, if you don’t mind me asking, how old are you?
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:13 am
Small sample size, but very good numbers.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:13 am
And when do you “enthuse too exuberantly”, nolie?….PTBNL
the prospects start dropping like flies PT
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:15 am
I’m 65 Jerry. retired and in not so great health anymore, which is why I am here all the time….
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:16 am
Nolie, the difference is, I never was impressed with Chen nor JoJo. Don’t you know that THAT is what counts?! And I never thought James could be anything more than a 5, but I did think he would last a little longer than he did.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:18 am
I wasn’t referring to prospects, nolie.
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.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:19 am
well I was very enthusiastic here about Prado when he was in AAA, and I was very high on getting Vazquez and said he might have his best year, when 98% of the posts over about 30 or more hours were extremely negative. So I guess I didn’t cause them to fail anyway….
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:21 am
I didn’t think much of Chen or KK from the start, mainly because I don’t believe in pitchers whose best pitch is a curveball.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:21 am
You said “too soon” as though there is a time when you enthuse exuberantly. I was just asking when does that time come? (Tongue in cheek) I don’t think I have recognized a time when you were of such a state. I just want to know when it happens so I can recognize it when it comes. lol
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:21 am
I wonder what’s the average age here on the blog.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:23 am
just not all that emotional of a guy, partly by nature and partly by being trained to dismiss my emotional ties when evaluating players.
My ex and most of my GFs have said the same.
Not even enough emotion at the break ups to cause us not to stay friends.
I can have a short temper at times, but it goes away almost immediately and I never really hold a grudge….well maybe against coach
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:24 am
Yes, I agreed with you then and I agree with you now regarding them both. I said at the time that Vazquez may very well be our best pitcher that year. I just had that feeling. But I see what you are saying. I just did not realize that you were “enthused too exuberantly”.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:25 am
I don’t remember what I felt about Vazquez at the time because I was so disgruntled about the Lowe signing for $15mil per year.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:25 am
I kinda liked Chen, and that was back when I was still seeing the minor league teams every summer. Never thought he was the 4th best prospect in baseball but i did think he might have an OK career. Fooled me too.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:27 am
Well, when nolie is on the blog, the avg shoots way up. When he is not, it goes way down. lol
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:27 am
well the blog was swamped with negativity for the most part about Vazquez cause we traded Flowers who had just had a record setting AFL performance. One of the longest most negative stretches I can remember here.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:29 am
there are a few of us in the 60s age group, richbrave is actually a few years older than I am, but there are not many…at least not who are willing to admit it.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:29 am
I wouldn’t have a clue what the avg age of the bloggers is. But I am curious to know how of us “older” types there are.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:30 am
I have never been privy to seeing the pitchers much in the minors. I would only get glimpses every now and then and hear reports. And from those, I would get a feeling about them. I heard a lot of good about Chen, obviously, and I really could not point to anything in particular, but I never saw the potential that others seemed to see. Or maybe I never saw him fulfilling the potential.
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:32 am
Im just 24, will be 25 in july.. so I make the blog avg a bit younger
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:33 am
Yes, nolie. I remember that. Some were very angry. I thought it was an excellent trade. Still do. Flowers is one that had some nice numbers, but I don’t see him translating that into MLB stardom.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:34 am
lotta folks in their 20s here I would guess. some teens too. It seems to me to be fairly representative of all age groups really
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:37 am
I noticed that both of our ex-catchers Flowers and Max Ramirez are still listed in the top 100 prospects by many raters.Neither have yet to live up to their MiLB hitting numbers
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:37 am
JC, you may be about the avg age of the blog.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:38 am
People still gripe about Wren overpaying Lowe as well as both years Vazquez was traded (to the Braves and to the Yanks). It is true that Lowe was over paid, but Wren had to do what he did. I can even see why he felt the need to get KK, though I was surprised that he did that. It did not seem necessary to me at the time, yet KK did help the team his first year. Pitching had to be upgraded. It was a must and Wren upgraded as much as he possibly could with what was available.
haggard
March 17th, 2011
1:39 am
PTBNL
Just checking in, catching up, and checking out for the night.
But did want to join the rest in wishing your dad godspeed in the healing and you in the patience. (smile)
nolie, the only course I haven’t completed was your late night tutelage in the use of emoticons a few months back. However, I still have my notes and was wondering if I could turn in an essay for extra credit.
Thank you for taking my call. I’ll hang up and listen.
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:43 am
Do you see any real potencial in Freeman?.. I like that kid a lot, even more than Heyward right now (Heyward’s nagging injuries being a reason for that)… you might call me crazy but I see some of Chipper in Freeman too.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:44 am
Hey, haggard. I really do appreciate it.
Isn’t there a website that tells you how to do emoticons on this blog? I remember going to one way back when the blog format changed, but I don’t remember a thing that I learned at the time. lol
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:44 am
nolie, it would seem that we do better with pitchers than catchers in our system, with the exception of McCann. Even Salty is falling short and I thought he was a can’t miss.
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:46 am
There are a lot of older people in here, maybe is my limited english that makes me see it that way.. but the maturity in this blog makes it seem a bit older in avg age.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:46 am
Freeman does not have all the tools Heyward has, but I see him as a legitimate MLB player, very good defensively and at least avg offensively.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:49 am
His power is a question mark for me presently. Not sure how that will play out. But he seems to have some good hitting skills.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:49 am
JC, I agree with you on Freeman. I honestly think that kid will be huge very quickly. I love his swing, and defensively he is a stud.
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:50 am
I know Freeman doesn’t have all the tools Heyward has. But I see something in him that makes me feel encouraged. Hope im right and that kid steps up on his new job, we need him.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:53 am
nolie, did you ever check out that newsleecher program?
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:54 am
Jerry – Yeah, he might never hit 35 or more HRs. But I think he will establish himself as one of the best all around first basemen in the league. Love his swing too.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:54 am
JC he is the kind of guy that you can have a good feeling about. I don’t just mean his personality, but that included.
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
1:56 am
It’s been a long day. I had better get some rest. Thanks for the chat. Good night.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:56 am
Hey is one that I have to reign in my exuberance on so far PT. If the kid can stay healthy, he could be a great player. Remings me of Parker and also of Cliff Floyd who was a very impressive prospect b4 he got hurt
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:57 am
good luck with putting up with your da PT
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:57 am
Yeah, I think I could live with the second coming of Mark Grace.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
2:00 am
no Jerry I haven’t gotten around to it. I haven’t DLed much of anything in the last few weeks. Got it bookmarked still. I’m not sure I understand how you find movies and tv shows in news sites though.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
2:00 am
I think if he hits, he will have more pop than Grace
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
2:01 am
Well guys, getting late for me. It was a real pleasure talking to all of you. Have a good night and nolie take care of those ribs, would you?
talk to you in about 12 hours.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
2:01 am
nite JC
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
2:01 am
My take on Heyward is that he is a very streaky hitter, like Dale Murphy, only better than Murphy potentially. I hope he becomes more consistant with experience.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
2:02 am
Grace led the 90s in hits and doubles IIRC
nolie
March 17th, 2011
2:04 am
gotta keep things in context Jerry. In my experience I see him as less streaky than most 21 year olds in the bigs, not more. 131 OPS+ as a 21 year old is mightily impressive.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
2:07 am
perhaps what you are seeing as streaky, I am attributing to health issues with the thumb. I was amazed he did as well as he did with such an important part of his swing causing pain all the time.
nolie
March 17th, 2011
2:09 am
well I guess I’ll try to get a few hours of shuteye too. nite y’all.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
2:10 am
There was a time in the earlier days of the newsgroups where you had to understand how things were done, but programs like Newsleecher make it so effortless to download shows and movies. I think the thing that I’ve always been amazed at is that there are so many people out there that are so willing to devote their time to encode all these medias and upload them to the newsgroups without being paid.
Greg O.
March 17th, 2011
2:11 am
Anybody else see a resemblence between Peter Moylan and Stu from the Hangover?
nolie
March 17th, 2011
2:12 am
I think the thing that I’ve always been amazed at is that there are so many people out there that are so willing to devote their time to encode all these medias and upload them to the newsgroups without being paid. Jerry
rebels stickin’ it to the man
nite Jer
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
2:14 am
I’ll give him credit for the fact that when he got hot, he put unbelieveable numbers up really quickly. And I put some of his earlier dry spells on his thumb, but not later in the season.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
2:15 am
nite nolie, us old guys gotta get our sleep.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
2:16 am
Is Stu the guy with the beard?
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
2:23 am
Well, it looks like I’m the last one left tonight. I’ll lock up on my way out. G’nite America!
Big Jake
March 17th, 2011
2:36 am
In regards to Jason, he was some streaky last year;but how could you expect anything else of a rookie at his age?
I think too that a lot of it was his thumb, and i bet that thumb bothered him off and on to some extent all year.
Big Jake
March 17th, 2011
2:37 am
I always get here in time to read the closing performances.
Big Jake
March 17th, 2011
2:43 am
Good night and good luck
The Grinch
March 17th, 2011
4:14 am
I’m here to balance the maturity level a bit by dragging it downward.
PTBNL, you and I have very similar ideas and impressions about most things discussed here (baseball related things, at least). That doesn’t speak well of you.
Nolie, you’re only 65? I guess it’s the new 80.
mcjeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
7:32 am
Top of the mornin!
Madonna's chin hair
March 17th, 2011
7:32 am
well pluck me. Where is everyone?
Marshall
March 17th, 2011
7:39 am
I’ve been refreshing my browser for the last 30 minutes waiting on a sunrise pic.
CB
March 17th, 2011
7:39 am
Make sure ti wear your green today,mcjeffrey.
mcjeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
7:53 am
Got the green polo on
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
7:57 am
For all of us LANIGANS, and for all you who aren’t Irish, Happy ST. PATRICK’s day. Luck of the Irish to ye’ all!
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.
CB
March 17th, 2011
8:12 am
1000
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.
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:03 am
Mchaggard has Irish and English
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
11:04 am
McDAP dont you watch movies?
Not a whole lot…I mean, comparatively, I guess. I’m not what you’d call a “movie buff” in any way, shape, or form…
Sorry about the confusion.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
11:05 am
You’ll have to let me know how that works out. My approach so far has been, don’t take a pitch and swing at everything. I’ve yet to walk once. I didn’t have a 12 game hitting streak going lastnight, raised my average almost to .260, hit 2 homers. But since my streak has ending, I’ve gone cold again. Funny how that happens. I think the game does it on purpose.
Big Nick
March 17th, 2011
11:05 am
haggard–I swear I didnt look it up but is it april 14? Dave Justice too? I could be WAY off!
bravofan
March 17th, 2011
11:05 am
Atlanta shifts into position
March, 17, 2011Mar 178:08AM ETEmailPrintCommentsBy Buster OlneyLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A scout watched him move around left field for a couple of games and came away impressed by Martin Prado, who shifted from the infield after Atlanta acquired Dan Uggla. “Like a duck taking to water,” the scout said.
From Prado’s point of view, the change hasn’t been easy. Rather, it has been a product of months of work because outfielders run differently than infielders, and they throw differently, and of course, there is a different mindset. Some infielders who have shifted to the outfield complain about the tedious pace and how they miss being close to the central flow of the game action.
But Prado embraced the shift in December, when he and his personal trainer started going to the Braves’ spring training complex. The trainer would hit him one fly ball after another, without tipping him off as to where he was aiming the ball, and Prado would take off in pursuit — using longer strides, he explained, rather than the short, quick steps of an infielder.
And he spent more time long-tossing, to extend his arm action. Middle infielders will often propel the ball with a quick flick of the wrist, without the extension, to release rapidly, to get the ball to a fellow infielder to start the double play. As a left fielder, Prado has to make longer, more powerful throws, using his shoulder more than he would while playing second base. “It was about two months before I was comfortable,” Prado said.
There are still three aspects of playing in the outfield that concern him:
1. He continues to learn how to charge a ball hit in front of him and how to use his feet in the approach.
2. He wants a better feel for the line drive hit right at him. Recently, he was playing against the Cardinals, positioned deep, and Matt Holliday mashed a ball over his head. Prado felt afterward that he had misjudged the ball. “That’s something I have to learn,” he said. Almost all outfielders will tell you that the toughest ball for them to read is the line drive smashed right at them.
3. Prado’s experience in the outfield this spring has been exclusively in day games, and he wants to learn more about catching liners and fly balls in night games, in which he’ll have to combat the glare of the lights. Prado could get his first shot tonight, actually, when the Braves play host to the Tigers, in a game that starts at 6 ET.
Chipper Jones has had an excellent spring playing third base, and the Braves have other infield options — Diory Hernandez has been impressive — but the presumption is that if Jones went down Prado could be an option to shift to third base. So a couple of times a week, he is taking grounders in the infield … just in case.
Anyone have the insider link for this??
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
11:06 am
No, I actually like cabbage. Corned beef is okay.
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:06 am
“They dye the river green one day of the year. Why can’t they dye it blue the other 364?’–From the movie “The Fugitive”
McDAP
March 17th, 2011
11:07 am
big nick McDAP–”Harry your hands are freezing”
how did you know thats my favorite part! nice…
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
11:08 am
Corn beef and cabbage rule!! LOVE the potatoes, as well…
We’ve got that “ON DECK!”
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
11:08 am
I can’t eat boiled cabbage, it has to be raw.
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
11:09 am
April’s a great month to be born in!
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
11:10 am
Arkansas Transplant—
I can’t eat raw cabbage—it has to be boiled.
Actually, I eat raw cabbage on tacos and stuff…
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
11:10 am
McFann, what about cole slaw?
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:11 am
Big Jake
Sure enough; I’d forgotten about Justice. Yeah, he can share the cake. and former Brave pitcher Ron Schueler too
Bat Masterson
March 17th, 2011
11:11 am
on the 4th of July I get mad at the kids setting off fireworks in the neighborhood because they scare my dog. _ Murph
You would not have liked having me for a neighbor then. Every year on New Years and the 4th a buddy and I would drive over to Alabama and drop about 11 or 12 hundred bucks on the best fireworks you could find,( and the guy would throw in and $150 or so) damn good ones. Then a big party at my house that night, we would set up out in the street and blow stuff up for hours, big fun.
All that was illegal in Georgia however. One New Years after we had finished setting everything off and where cleaning up a cop drove up and said he had some complaints and we had better stop. So I said sure, then he starting laughing and said, by the way i enjoyed the show and drove off. He had been sitting at the top of the hill watching until we finished.
Murph
March 17th, 2011
11:12 am
I just read back through the comments and saw the tidbit about Heyward and his back and possibly having some issues with cartilage between a few vertebrae… huh? Say it ain’t so!
I don’t know much about backs, so I don’t know how big a deal that is.
Lew
March 17th, 2011
11:12 am
Transplant – I’ll be 60 in Jne. I think richbrave has me by a little bit and nolie is several years older – Adirondack Dave, too.
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
11:13 am
Arkansas Transplant—
Ah, no…I don’t do cole slaw. (And let the records show that I DID dislike even before I found out McCann hated it!)
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:14 am
“April’s a great month to be born in!”–McFann
Lady McFann, are you speaking of the birthday n’ baseball connection or are you an April lad as well?
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
11:15 am
Well, shoot Lew. Your not even that old yet then.
Lew
March 17th, 2011
11:15 am
If indeed, Heyward does have less crtilage between vertabrae and it turns chronic it will certainly be a shame – like Koufax and his arthritis and Puckett and his vision problems (though Jason hasn’t achieved on their level yet).
But some of you really need to get a grip. He isn’t going through this just to piss you off and he hasn’t made a enough $$$$$ yet for anyone to claim he’s stealing money or dogging it for a paycheck. Grow up.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
11:16 am
Murph, I did finally get the snowflake removed next to my name.
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
11:16 am
haggard—
Both!
My birthday falls on the Braves’ Home Opener this year! (And Easter next year…I’m rakin’ in the holidays over here. 
) Also, as most Braves’ fans know, that’s the anniversary of Hank Aaron’s record-breaking Homer.
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:17 am
Bat Masterson
How I love ‘em too. And always had to set ‘em off Georgia after returning from South Carolina with the contraband, but never got pinched by the blue light.
McDAP
March 17th, 2011
11:18 am
mcfann Not a whole lot…I mean, comparatively, I guess. I’m not what you’d call a “movie buff” in any way, shape, or form…
thats ok, im not really a movie buff either, but dumb and dumber is a must-see.
abwright
March 17th, 2011
11:19 am
Hillbilly, here’s a link to “The Scotsman” on youtube.com.
The Scotsman
Now you can listen to it whenever you feel like it.
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
11:19 am
McDAP—
Really? I think I have heard of that one before…
BravePack
March 17th, 2011
11:21 am
AT
No I didn’t have time to turn on my PS3 as well. I had to watch the Braves game from yesterday which I DVR’d after the kids went to bed and then I had to watch my Canucks(hockey) keep rolling with another win. I plan on playing tonight after I watch the Braves game and will set it up.
richbrave
Yeah unfortunately I’ve learned through experience and not just realizing as I get older I should know my body can’t recover like it used to. The one thing that helps is I have never had a headache in my life.
Hillbilly
March 17th, 2011
11:22 am
Thanks abwright. I’ve got it on a CD somewhere, but I doubt I could ever find it.
O'Gil In Mechanicsville
March 17th, 2011
11:22 am
Richbrave Only 61-62 but with so many hard miles on me, I feel 82 most mornings… Thank God for AOL where we can all perpetually be 23….
I got to see O’Flarerty pitch twice while at spring training last week. One thing I noticed was that he hides the ball well behind his head when he delivers a pitch. That adds a wee bit of deception in the speed of the ball as the batter has to react quicker to it. 92-92 looks like 95-96. He still has some control issues but nothing serious I don’t think.
Brandon Beachy is the bomb…. I really like that kid, great poise and no hamstring issues for him ever. He can actually high kick to the point that his foot is even to the top of his head. Maybe even double jointed to be able to do that.
Jair, while he pitched okay, did not impress me. Not sure what it is. My eyes see something but my brain has not made the connection yet. Just did not right….
And yes, lets get together next week if you are free….
abwright
March 17th, 2011
11:22 am
Bat … re fireworks … I’m cool with folks blowing off a batch of fireworks on a couple of days of the year. We get too many jackasses that start about two weeks before and carry on until two weeks after. Get’s the horses and dogs all riled up.
Da– you kids! Get offen my lawn!
LTBF
March 17th, 2011
11:23 am
Good morning all
bravofan 10:42
Clemson. I am 3 out of four in ESPN’s round by round contest. I don’t know about todays games, I picked four dogs, hope I picked the right ones.
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
11:24 am
Clemson won’t beat WVU
Murph
March 17th, 2011
11:27 am
Who said that Lew? I mean, other than the trolls who are just saying it to get a reaction?
LTBF
March 17th, 2011
11:27 am
Mc Jeffery d 11:24
We will see soon it is the first game.
O'Gil In Mechanicsville
March 17th, 2011
11:31 am
I remember the first time I went to the ER with “back spasms”, after looking at the X-rays, the doctor told me my arthritis was getting worse. I told him I didn’t know I had arthritis in my back to start with…. Needless to say, it does not bode well for Heyward to be having back problems at such an early age. Doing more damage or not, sometimes your body makes you react in ways which are totally involuntary. If he thinks his thumb gives him pause, just wait until that lightning bolt rushes down his spine after a big swing. Yeehaw…. He will be flipping around like a tuna on a gaff.
Lew
March 17th, 2011
11:33 am
Murph – Troll or not, there were plenty and I felt something needed saying – so I said something.
Bat Masterson
March 17th, 2011
11:34 am
haggard_
You can buy fireworks here in Florida but it’s just kiddy stuff, really. Don’t know about S. Carolina but the stuff you can get in Alabama is serious.
Murph
March 17th, 2011
11:36 am
Well… alrighty then.
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
11:36 am
It’s a half day here at the carnival, so we’re having “Grab n’ Go” bag lunches. I got Chicken Sandwich, a Bag of Baked Doritos, and An Apple “On Deck!!”
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:36 am
McFann
April 8th, 1974–I was there and have the pictures to prove it. And you mean you were born on April 8th, 1974? Somehow I thought you were much younger! (smile)
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
11:37 am
I love home McFann refers to Opening Day as a holiday
(And I eat raw, boiled and stuffed cabbage…it’s pretty good actually)
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
11:38 am
*how (not home)
Lew
March 17th, 2011
11:38 am
Murph – If I named names all the time, MIxxo would stay pissed off at me. OOps.
Bat Masterson
March 17th, 2011
11:39 am
abwright _
Yeah, we would be respectful of the neighbors, one had some horses, but a couple of times a year? Most, if not at my house, would come out and watch. Of course there is always that one person that calls the cops. For the most part the cops did not care, as long as you were careful of fire hazards.
Murph
March 17th, 2011
11:40 am
I hear ya Lew. It’s tough wading through the tards to get to the posts worth reading sometimes.
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:41 am
Bat–IMO the best firework released during the past twenty years is the golf ball-sized charge–with the long fuse–that’s launched out of a PVC type, three inch tube. Do you know what I’m talking about? My uncle got me hooked as I was growing up when he would arrive with true M-80’s and blow tin cans 25 feet in the air.
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
11:41 am
to get to the posts worth reading sometimes.
I’ll start posting in bold if that helps you see the noteworthy posts.
Lew
March 17th, 2011
11:43 am
McJeffrrey d – Or it might just make it easier to ignore all bolded posts.
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
11:45 am
haggard I was there and have the pictures to prove it.
SWEET!! That’s way cool…
And you mean you were born on April 8th, 1974? Somehow I thought you were much younger! (smile)
Had you fooled, didn’t I?
Nah, Bobby’s the only Braves manager I’ve ever known…until now…
cabravesfan—
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:45 am
cabravesfan
I’d never eaten stuffed cabbage until about ten years ago and have developed quite the taste for it. However, let me stay out of the house while it’s cooking.
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
11:46 am
Hm, but how can we get Robert to start posting in all bold….
McBravePack
March 17th, 2011
11:47 am
Opening Day is a holiday. I take a half day of work every year the Braves play at 1 pm and am doing the same this year for the 31st. It worked out great last year so hopefully can keep it rolling this year.
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:49 am
“Bobby’s the only Braves manager I’ve ever known…until now”–McFann
So you can always say, “I became a Braves fan back when Bobby Cox was manager”, just as UGA football fans reference so many important dates in their life with, “Back when Herschel was at Georgia”.
Bat Masterson
March 17th, 2011
11:52 am
IMO the best firework released during the past twenty years is the golf ball-sized charge–with the long fuse–that’s launched out of a PVC type, three inch tube.
haggard_
Yeah, I’m familiar. You can get them stacked, two or three balls, together. Really cool. And the box type, 16 up to maybe 32 , in one ……. light the fuse and get back……boom, boom, boom, on and on. Those boxes where not cheap $ 80 and up each, but big fun.
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
11:53 am
mcfann…nothing bad to say just seems like I’m not here when you are that much
7 minutes until my meeting starts gotta get my blogging in quickly
Bat Masterson
March 17th, 2011
11:56 am
haggard_
Don’t drop one in upside down or in the wrong sized tube though, you’ll be diving for cover.
Mitchie-san
March 17th, 2011
11:57 am
Top O’ the mornin to ya. Im a Scotsman, but Ill be Irish today.
Oh, and I like to see Prado on the front page of ESPN.com.
haggard
March 17th, 2011
12:00 pm
So if Freddie Freeman were to post a season of, say…, .277 with 18 homeruns and 77 RBI with an OBP of around, oh, .360. Then throw in 25 or so doubles. Would you be pleased with the rookie’s season?
Minus the doubles and OBP, those are Heyward’s stats from last year. Of course–without the bothersome thumb–his stats would have been truly eye catching.
But back to Freeman, would those be realistic numbers for him? I’m thinking “yes”, though the home run total may be generous by 3 or 4.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
12:02 pm
I read where there’s going to be another American Pie movie with all the orginial actors being brought back.
Lew
March 17th, 2011
12:04 pm
Won’t Stffler’s Mom be about 94 by now?
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
12:05 pm
Da Vinci’s Notebook
Gather round ye lads and lasses
Set ye for awhile
And hearken to me mournful tale about the Emerald Isle
Let’s all raise our glasses high to friends and family gone
And lift our voices in another Irish drinking song
Consumption took me mother and
Me father got the pox
Me brother drank the whiskey till he wound up in a box
Me other brother in the troubles met with his demise
Me sister has forever closed her smiling Irish eyes
Now everybody’s died
So, until our tears have dried
We’ll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we’ll drink some more
We’ll dance and sing and fight until the early morning light
Then we’ll throw up, pass out, wakeup, and then go drinking once again
-Da Vinci’s Notebook
haggard
March 17th, 2011
12:06 pm
Bat
My two older brothers,(they were old enough to know better),and I made the mistake one year of setting the launcher on a card table so we wouldn’t have to reach down to light the fuse. We had three lined up in a row and the one thing we forgot was to tape the bases with duct tape . So, when the first one launched it shook the table so hard the other two pipes fell on their sides, still live, and sent our crowd of merrymakers scurrying for cover but quick !
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
12:07 pm
Oops…my bad…the Braves’ Home Opener isn’t actually in the afternoon…but whatever, they’re both holidays.
tiger—
I know, I was just messin’ with ya.
haggard—
Oh yeah!
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
12:07 pm
Lew, you would think but they were saying she was suppose to be back as well.
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
12:07 pm
Joe Murphy fought with Riley near the cliffs of Odinie
He took out his shillelagh and he stabbed him in the spleen
My crazy uncle Mike thought he was a leprechaun
But in fact he’s just a leper and his arms and legs are gone
When Timmy Johnson broke his neck it was a crying shame
He wasn’t really Irish but he went to Notre Dame
MacNamara crossed the street and by a bus was hit
But he was just a Scotsman so nobody give a sh(ACH!)
Now everybody’s died
So, until our tears have dried
We’ll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we’ll drink some more
We’ll dance and sing and fight until the early morning light
Then we’ll throw up, pass out, wakeup, and then go drinking once again
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
12:11 pm
Good article about McLouth hoping to rebound, and him getting back to basics over the winter
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AsQck1HP_NsUX52N.aRVIyURvLYF?slug=sh-braves_mclouth_spring_geoff_miller_rebound_031611
haggard
March 17th, 2011
12:11 pm
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
LOL twice, ’till the tears come!
David O'Brien
March 17th, 2011
12:12 pm
Choppinmama: forgot to say, good to see you at Dark Star. Wish I could’ve come over to say hello, but you’re right — every time you saw me, I was either talking to someone on field or on way to pressbox, late to write blog, etc.
Anyway, good to see ya.
Lew
March 17th, 2011
12:14 pm
TRansplant – I’ve been married the better part of four decades, but being an artist, I still look.
I was admiring a lady in the grocery one afternoon, when my soon groaned and said “But Dad, she must be over 50″. Then he stopped and said “OH. You’re over 50, too.”
Finch might still think she’s hot since they’ve both aged.
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
12:14 pm
Me drunken Uncle Brendan tried to drive home from the bar
The road rose up to meet him when he fell out of his car
Irony was what befell me great grand-uncle Sam
He choked upon the very last potato in the land
Conner lived in Ulster town
He used to smuggle arms
Until the British killed him
And cut off his lucky charms
And dear old father Flannigan who left the Lord’s employ
Drunk on sacramental wine beneath the alter boy
Now everybody’s died
So, until our tears have dried
We’ll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we’ll drink some more
We’ll dance and sing and fight until the early morning light
Then we’ll throw up, pass out, wakeup, and then go drinking once again
Someday soon I’ll leave this world of pain and toil and sin
The Lord will take me by the hand to join all of me kin
Me only wish is when the savior comes for me and you
He kills the cast of river dance and Michael Flately too
Now everybody’s died
So, until our tears have dried
We’ll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we’ll drink some more
We’ll dance and sing and fight until the early morning light
Then we’ll throw up, pass out, wakeup, and then go drinking once again
Hoyee
Lew
March 17th, 2011
12:14 pm
Obviously, I meant my Son. Still can’t type after all these years – or edit, either.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
12:15 pm
DOB, when did you say cuts were going to be made next? Saturday?
Carroll Rogers
March 17th, 2011
12:15 pm
Big Nick, I think they could still add a bench piece. or are at least looking for a right-handed bat off bench.
Thanks haggard! What a great day, the first day of the tournament and no hearts broken yet!
Venice Jim, proud of the boys. And from what Singler said Kyrie is still Kyrie, just maybe out of shape a little but yeah, they don’t go through all this if he doesn’t play, you know?!
haggard
March 17th, 2011
12:15 pm
McJeffrey d
Thanks for the link. I’ll read that over lunch in a few. I’m just hoping the guy does so well I’ll be able to regularly use the nick name “ReincarNate”.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
12:16 pm
Lew, you could very well be right but that’s funny.
Lew
March 17th, 2011
12:16 pm
Later. Got to take Orca to the Vet for his shots. Fun.
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:17 pm
Do we get Carroll AND DOB today? Or is DOB passing the torch for a few? (and finally getting to go home and relax?)
McBravePack
March 17th, 2011
12:18 pm
AT
Yeah I heard the same thing about everyone pretty much coming back from the original American Pie movie. I bet they all accept as none have really gone on to do anything more successful and I just bet that most of them need the money.
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
12:18 pm
a great day, the first day of the tournament and no hearts broken yet!
Well, except USC/cabravesfan
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:19 pm
Thanks haggard! What a great day, the first day of the tournament and no hearts broken yet!
And speak for yourself Ms. Rogers! My heart got broken last night!!
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:19 pm
McJeffrey beat me too it…
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
12:20 pm
BP, yeah your probably right. I think the band camp girl is the only one that’s really be successful since she’s on How I Met Your Mother.
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
12:20 pm
to*
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:21 pm
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
12:22 pm
Calling for a high of 83 degrees here tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. I wish I didn’t have to be at work.
CB
March 17th, 2011
12:23 pm
I guess I have to root for scoots team since cab’s team kept us out.
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
12:23 pm
Well, they didn’t have cabbage
I had to settle for the turkey “pot roast” with carrots and potatoes. Not the same. So, I think I’m going to stop on the way home and buy some bacon and head of cabbage, cook up some of the bacon and saute the cabbage in it. I actually like it raw and cooked. Back when I was a kid, my dad and I would fight for who got the cabbage core 
Fond memories of my daddy.
Home Opening Day – 1/2 day for me here at work. We get a freebie 1/2 day for Employee Appreciation week and I’m taking it that day. A friend from work is going with me. Her neighbor is tailgating by the wall and we’re gonna hang there for a while and then go hang with Scott Munn and the Thanks Bobby group at the Chophouse before taking our seats in Section 212R.
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
12:24 pm
You could root for UGA
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:24 pm
CB-
Cab’s team kept who out??
reagan
March 17th, 2011
12:25 pm
Richbrave…………63………look 53. A line from Dr. Zhivago…”We grow more tolerant as we age because we find more to tolerate from ourselves”.
CB
March 17th, 2011
12:26 pm
VT,cab. We were one of the bubble teams.
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
12:26 pm
Virginia Tech. Keep your head in the game, CAB. I’ve got a chart listing all the blog’s favorite teams.
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:26 pm
By the way- this new NAPA commercial is a little creepy…
CB
March 17th, 2011
12:27 pm
OK,jeffrey When do they play?
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
12:27 pm
At freaking 9:45. Precisely 5 minutes after my bedtime
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:28 pm
CB-
Ah, yes. Sorry about that. Maybe your boys would have put on a better show…
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:28 pm
At freaking 9:45. Precisely 5 minutes after my bedtime
Just one more advantage of being on the West Coast
CB
March 17th, 2011
12:30 pm
cab,can’t say we would have. We lost games to some bad teams also.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
12:31 pm
cabravesfan, have you bought any KI pills yet?
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
12:32 pm
We lost games to some bad teams also.
Same reason Bama didn’t get in. I’ve gotten some flack from Bama fans, but they lost games to Seton Hall, Iowa, and the St. Peter’s Peacocks. RPI is everything
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
12:35 pm
Clemson’s off to a quick lead. They sure are in a hurry to mess up my bracket early.
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
12:35 pm
My team already won big this year by firing the head coach
So now I can’t figure out who to pull for in the tourney?
I always said I’d pull for UGA if they weren’t playing GT but then when I watch I can’t help myself I always end up pulling for the other team. I guess I could pull for the ACC teams but god I hate NC, Duke and Clemson. And lets be real FL state ain’t got a chance in hell so that’s pointless. I guess I’ll just pull for every underdog and enjoy seeing the heartache of all the teams that get upset.
O'Mixxo
March 17th, 2011
12:36 pm
Lew – Huh? Really?
Like I said yesterday………”non-issue” with me, but if you feel the need to drag this through the dirt s’more…….suit yourself Sir.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
“Ní thagann ciall roimh aois”
Sense does not come before age.
CB
March 17th, 2011
12:38 pm
Gee,Crazy,sadist much? LOL
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:39 pm
AT-
KI pills?
CB-
Yeah, I think our advantage was wins over Texas and Tennessee (on the road) and a decent loss (if there is such a thing) to Kansas on the road (by 2- we probably should have won…) but we had a few ugly losses too (Rider & Bradley) so who knows??
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
12:41 pm
hiccup…potassssssum iodid…fer radiation, hiccup, poising. tim for nappp. too much, hey is that a green beer? Over here!<———-!
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
12:42 pm
cabravesfan, Potassium Iodide pills for the radiation they say is heading your direction.
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
12:44 pm
AT-
If radiation that strong can travel 5,000 miles I will be very surprised…
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
12:47 pm
CB
I just enjoy seeing the underdog win. I meant it as a joke. Of course I don’t like to see people endure heartache of defeat. Well….except fans of Duke, NC, Clemson, Ohio St…..ect… you know just a few teams I guess?
LANIGANrichbrave
March 17th, 2011
12:49 pm
O’Mixxo
March 17th, 2011
12:36 pm
Lew – Huh? Really?
Like I said yesterday………”non-issue” with me, but if you feel the need to drag this through the dirt s’more…….suit yourself Sir.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
“Ní thagann ciall roimh aois”
Sense does not come before age.
Ha,ha, good ‘un MIXXO. But I sure thought it did when I was a youngin’.
LANIGANrichbrave
March 17th, 2011
12:52 pm
Time to check out OLD DOMINION.
O’GIL:
How about tuesday 1:30 p.m. for lunch at O’TOOLES on Forest HILL in honor of St. PATTY’s Day.
McBravePack
March 17th, 2011
12:53 pm
AT
I forgot to ask you… what time did you end up falling asleep last night? Get all the sleep you needed to catch up?
Carroll
Line-up?
Just kidding. Seriously I think Braves should have a lot of regulars in today’s line-up which will be great since it’s on MLBNetwork. Hopefully Heyward is back…no pun intended. I’m too lazy to check so anyone know who’s pitching? Tim “bulldog” Hudson?
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
12:56 pm
its St’Patty and opening round thursday and I’m stuck in a meeting until 4…lunch at my desk
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
12:57 pm
but I’ll be in Orlando Saturday
CB
March 17th, 2011
12:59 pm
The game is blacked out in our area. Why do they care about a spring training game?
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:02 pm
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
I’m hanging in there at 54 and going strong.
Just Pat
March 17th, 2011
1:04 pm
Guess I should be….Just Paddy today, huh? Saw the tonight’s game will be on both MLBN and CSS. Anyone know what channel CSS is on (have DirecTV.) I’m interested because Sunday’s game is ONLY supposed to be on CSS.
Just Pat
March 17th, 2011
1:05 pm
richbrave
I’m right there between you and nolie (or WILL be in August)
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
1:05 pm
BP, I tried to go to sleep by 9 but that didn’t quite work out for me but I didn’t get to sleep just before 10. Didn’t really have a full nights rest but I feel a lot more awake today. I guess you need less with age.
It’s hard to get sleep in my house unless everyone else is ready to go to sleep. I’m sure you know that though.
O'Gil In Mechanicsville
March 17th, 2011
1:05 pm
LANIGANrichbrave Works for me… writing it down as I type so I wont forget….
wheelz007
March 17th, 2011
1:05 pm
Final Four -
Kentucky
Duke
Kansas
And for my change of pace pick – Gonzaga.
I just don’t think the higher seeded teams in the Southeast Region are as strong as the others.
wheelz007
March 17th, 2011
1:07 pm
I think Kansas beats Duke in the Final.
O'Gil In Mechanicsville
March 17th, 2011
1:07 pm
And don’t let richbrave fool ya, he looks young for his age…
Venice Jim
March 17th, 2011
1:08 pm
If anyone wants to hear some live Irish-American pub music, my old buddies in Richmond are performing live on the radio:
http://ideastations.org/radio
Click the red button to listen…
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
1:08 pm
Tired of the basketball already
Bring on Regular Season BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
O'Gil In Mechanicsville
March 17th, 2011
1:08 pm
basketball… like girls softball but less exciting…
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:09 pm
McBravePack – Yes, Hudson starts today.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:09 pm
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!!!!
Well, it is what it is darlin. As for me, even if I didn’t have to work, I would because firefighters tend to die within 2 years of retirement if they don’t stay active. has to do with all the years of heat exposure and breathing in toxic fumes and all.
O'Gil In Mechanicsville
March 17th, 2011
1:09 pm
Venice Jim Where in Richmond did you once reside?
O'Gil In Mechanicsville
March 17th, 2011
1:11 pm
Yes Jerry, another example of “hard miles”….
Venice Jim
March 17th, 2011
1:12 pm
Gil – In merry old Mechanicsville (with a couple of brief forays into Henrico )- I taught at L-D for nine years…
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
1:12 pm
Man, a night game that I won’t be able to watch ’cause I don’t have CSS
And, what I am I supposed to do to goof off this afternoon if there’s no game to monitor???
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:16 pm
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.
Does anyone have a stat for how Sherrill has done against lefties in ST?
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
1:16 pm
bravesgrl4life – The same thing you will have to do during the regular season to goof afternoons.
McBravePack
March 17th, 2011
1:17 pm
AT
Yeah even if I stay up until 3 am on the weekend nights I can’t fall asleep before 9 pm the next night. Whether it be the kids keeping me up or just the fact I’m afraid I’ll miss something if I go to sleep too early. I also find as I get older I need less sleep even though I think my body needs more.
Thanks for info JC.
Just Pat
March 17th, 2011
1:18 pm
bg4life
It’s on both MLBN and CSS (according to what I was told)
VJ
That was nice although I had to click off when I fugred they were going to start soliciting funds
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
1:18 pm
bravesgrl4life
Yet another channel that carries ST Braves games that I don’t have.
Steve McP
March 17th, 2011
1:20 pm
Shouldn’t it be St Paddy’s day? St Patty’s day sounds quite wussy.
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
1:22 pm
in celebration of st padrick?
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
1:23 pm
JC from DR!
I know, I’ll be suffering then, too
But at least during regular season, I can watch the night games on TV. I don’t have MLB Network with my dish package at this point. Believe me, I’ve checked. If I did, hubby would be on his own for dinner tonight as I would park myself in my girl cave (a/k/a the guest room) and watch.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
1:23 pm
tiger297, didn’t know if you saw my question yesterday but I thought I would ask again. Is Charlie Brown field the same as the airfield you were talking about taking off from?
Venice Jim
March 17th, 2011
1:24 pm
tiger297 – St. Padraig…
Voice O' Harold
March 17th, 2011
1:25 pm
Beautiful day, folks! Enjoy a little Tyrconnel on the rocks.
O'Mixxo
March 17th, 2011
1:26 pm
I’m hanging in there at 54 and going strong. – Jerry
Same here Jerry & Richbrave.
Voice O' Harold
March 17th, 2011
1:28 pm
Arkansas Transplant, if I remember your question right from yesterday concerning Falcon Field and Charlie Brown, they are two different airports. Falcon Field is in Peachtree City. Charlie Brown is on the West Side of Atlanta.
AdirondackDave
March 17th, 2011
1:31 pm
Jerry — Another geezer checking in today. I’m 73 and not feeling a day older than 72. You know what annoys me lately? I don’t buy all the hype for the “all time rotation”, 4 aces, etc. up in Philly this year. Yes, I’ll give the their #1-2 over ours but I’ll take the Braves 3-5 this year over the Phils and I’ll take our 1-5 even up at worst. I think their 3-4 guys are questionable aces in that tiny park and if any of them goes down for a lengthy period I like the Braves for the division title.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
1:34 pm
Thanks VH, I knew that it was called Charlie Brown field when I lived there but I had heard it went by a different name now.
Just Pat
March 17th, 2011
1:34 pm
Dave
Not sure our rotation is buying it, EITHER, although they were all quite PC yesterday about it.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:34 pm
Me and the missus will be partaking in the festivities this afternoon in Olde Towne Conyers at the Celtic Tavern. Looking forward to having my first servings of Shepherd’ Pie and Irish Stew. Hope to be home for the game tonight, but you never know. Might even have an Irish Car Bomb.
DC Braves Fan
March 17th, 2011
1:36 pm
I like the way you think AdirondackDave; I think I’ll buy in!
Voice O' Harold
March 17th, 2011
1:36 pm
It’s known as Fulton County Airport at Brown Field. A mouthful.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
March 17th, 2011
1:36 pm
DOB/Carroll Question for you!
I know Gonzo id FA next year will not return most likely, bad OBP, strikes out too much, shoddy defense on easy plays, etc..
Nate won’t be back most likely, opening an OF slot in CF.
My question is who plays SS next year,Marteen? I know he is a great athlete and would rather play the IF anyway but, is that viable? If so then that opens spots in both CF and LF for a guys like Schaeffer, and Wilkin Ramirez.
Thoughts?
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
1:37 pm
Interesting lineup today…
1. McLouth CF, 2. Gonzalez SS, 3. Jones 3B, 4. McCann C, 5. Uggla 2B, 6. Heyward RF, 7. Freeman 1B, 8. Schafer CF, 9. Hudson P
Voice O' Harold
March 17th, 2011
1:38 pm
There are two great Irish pubs in Decatur, GA, if any of you locals want visit. Mac McGee’s on the square, and The Marley Public House on Ponce. Both have great food.
Voice O' Harold
March 17th, 2011
1:39 pm
Ease, I assume you mean to have Schafer in LF.
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
1:40 pm
Voice-
the line up was posted on Twitter like that- blame Carroll
(or Fredi…)
abwright
March 17th, 2011
1:40 pm
Was this earlier in the blog or on another blog? Info on Heyward’s back situation being a vertebra issue?
I thought he had a muscle tweak/pull. If he’s actually got a spinal issue, that could be serious in the long term. If it’s just muscles, it should go away with rest.
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
1:40 pm
VOH, that was posted by Carroll, but I would assume so…
DWW
March 17th, 2011
1:41 pm
Why is Prado not in the line-up? He just said that he needed work playing in the lights.
Voice O' Harold
March 17th, 2011
1:43 pm
Ah, I’m still happily NOT tweeting these days.
wheelz007
March 17th, 2011
1:43 pm
Schafer probably playing LF
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
1:45 pm
abwright, he was saying yesterday that because of his large frame, he has less spacing between his lower vertebra and that the he just needs to stretch more. Should not be an issue until he reaches.. well read back, I do believe some qualify for the Senior Citizens discount at Kroger on Wednesdays!
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:48 pm
AdirondackDave
March 17th, 2011
1:31 pm
Jerry — Another geezer checking in today. I’m 73 and not feeling a day older than 72. You know what annoys me lately? I don’t buy all the hype for the “all time rotation”, 4 aces, etc. up in Philly this year.
I dislike the references that their rotation is the best in history. They aren’t going to be able to compete with the 1998 Braves, who had a rotation of Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Neagle, and Millwood. All five of those guys won at least 15 games that year. Hasn’t been done before or since. The Phillies can’t touch that and I bet they can’t touch the 1971 Orioles with Cuellar, Palmer, Dobson, and McNally who each won at least 20 games that year. I’ll give them props when they reach those pinnacles, and not until then.
wheelz007
March 17th, 2011
1:50 pm
14 more days until the regular season starts.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:50 pm
BTW Adirondackdave, congrats on reaching 73. Not all can make that claim.
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
1:50 pm
scoots’ boys are faltering!
AdirondackDave
March 17th, 2011
1:51 pm
Brooklyn Braves… I think I remember a few years ago, when Marteen was a utility infielder, that DOB said his best positions were third and second in that order, and short only if necessary. His skills seem to continue to develop so who knows today. Maybe DOB or Carroll will chime in… I know this, I’d like to see him offered an extended contract within the next year. A valuable guy no matter where he plays.
AdirondackDave
March 17th, 2011
1:56 pm
Jerry … Yup, you nailed it. The ‘98 Braves and ‘71 Oriole rotations may never be matched. Do I remember that one Oriole got his 20th on the last day of the season?
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
1:59 pm
VJ – I’m not Irish though lol
tiger297
March 17th, 2011
2:09 pm
man I’ve been so busy at work I need to up my blogs or I’ll drop off the top 25 today
McBravePack
March 17th, 2011
2:19 pm
DWW
Good point and you’re right he should be playing to get night games in LF.
Carroll Rogers
March 17th, 2011
2:20 pm
Heyward is back in the lineup tonight after missing the last four games with lower back stiffness….
McCann met with Luis Salazar last night for a couple of hours at the hospital. Came away reassured that Salazar’s spirits are high despite losing his left eye.
McJeffrey d
March 17th, 2011
2:22 pm
Shoot…I said we play tonight at 9:45. We play tomorrow at 9:45
JC from DR!
March 17th, 2011
2:24 pm
9:45? Jeez, why so late?
Pameee
March 17th, 2011
2:25 pm
Hey Jerry
I have a soft-spot or fondness for the people in uniform. Military,
fireman, policeman, nurses, doctors and yes even the mail carriers.
I was just enraged to think that the number of service years it was to retirement would not yield enough money to pay your bills.
CB
March 17th, 2011
2:25 pm
So,is A-Dave our oldest blogger? Congrats,Dave. DOB will send you free tickets in the mail.
Hillbilly
March 17th, 2011
2:29 pm
Looking at the scoreboard on Foxsports.com and it reads:
Last Play: Dalton Pepper makes a dunk shot.
What is this, 1974?
Hillbilly
March 17th, 2011
2:30 pm
Now Dalton Pepper makes a layup shot.
AdirondackDave
March 17th, 2011
2:35 pm
CB — I think I remember an 80-something a while back.. no sure though, a senior moment.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
March 17th, 2011
2:37 pm
AdirondackDave
I agree with you, Marteen, is just plain awsome, no matter where he is playing. That said, given our defensive liabilities, I’d rather see the future captain of our team, leading the efforts up the middle. Besides, much harder to find a SS, than a 3B when Chipper decides to hang it up.
On top of that, I like our OF depth as long as we stay healthy
CB
March 17th, 2011
2:38 pm
I very much relate,Dave. 62
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
2:39 pm
Braves sent eight players to the Minor League side today: RHPs Cory Gearrin, Stephen Marek and Anthony Varvaro optioned to Gwinnett.
LHP Yohan Flande, C Wilkin Castillo, INF Shawn Bowman and OFs Brent Clevlen and Jose Constanza re-assigned to Minor League camp.
Carroll Rogers
March 17th, 2011
2:41 pm
Second round of cuts announced: Gearrin, Marek, Varvaro optioned to AAA Gwinnett. Flande, W. Castillo, Bowman, Clevelen, Constanza reassigned to min league camp…Roster is down to 38 players.
Hillbilly
March 17th, 2011
2:42 pm
Thanks Ease. No suprises there. Marek will get his chance soon enough, I bet.
CB
March 17th, 2011
2:43 pm
Wow,surprised with Marek.
Hillbilly
March 17th, 2011
2:44 pm
CB tells me they pretty much got their mind set on Proctor or Martinez, huh?
Lew
March 17th, 2011
2:45 pm
Well, Martinez pitched well last year and Proctor has experience if he’s pitching well. I kind of figured it wasn’t Marek’s time yet.
CB
March 17th, 2011
2:45 pm
I guess so,Hillbilly. I hope it is Martinez but with his contract it may be Proctor.
Murph
March 17th, 2011
2:46 pm
Adios Varvaro!
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
2:48 pm
I am thinking Martinez as well…His body of work, ummm, works more in his favor w/Braves than Proctor…
AdirondackDave
March 17th, 2011
2:48 pm
Brooklyn Braves… All good points. One of my (baseball) fantasies though, is that the Braves swap a nice pitching prospect for Elvis or an Elvis-clone I’m not aware of. Somebody amazing at short that can get on and then steal some bases. Marteen may be that guy, he seems to be a work in development and has said he prefers the infield to the outfield.
cabravesfan
March 17th, 2011
2:49 pm
CB-
Proctor’s only at $750,000 so I don’t think contract would be an issue (Martinez is probably better suited though because he can be an emergency starter if needed- not sure Proctor can)
Venice Jim
March 17th, 2011
2:51 pm
ODU looks like they’re going down on a followup with 0.2 seconds left…
Venice Jim
March 17th, 2011
2:51 pm
That hurts for my CAA…
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
2:52 pm
Man, I have NAILED this bracket so far…
McBravePack
March 17th, 2011
2:52 pm
Thanks for info Ease. Looks like Marek is out for bullpen spot. So that leaves Proctor, Martinez, Abreu, Asencio.
CB
March 17th, 2011
2:54 pm
cab,still believe it will be Proctor unless they can find a trade partner. Braves don’t like to throw away money, would probably give him a chance to fail before releasing him. Not sure if they can option him.
Fredi's Fu Manchu
March 17th, 2011
2:54 pm
Butler wins. Trust big goofy looking white guys. Maybe I shiould change my tune on Mather ,……
Fredi's Fu Manchu
March 17th, 2011
2:55 pm
Carol – Know rest of lineup tonight?
Hillbilly
March 17th, 2011
2:55 pm
CB, I believe Proctor has some sort of split Major/Minor league contract so that 750K is not guaranteed.
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
2:55 pm
AdirondackDave
March 17th, 2011
1:56 pm
Jerry … Yup, you nailed it. The ‘98 Braves and ‘71 Oriole rotations may never be matched. Do I remember that one Oriole got his 20th on the last day of the season?
Nope. Actually Grant Jackson won the last game that season. The Orioles finished off the season with 11 straight wins during the regular season.
AdirondackDave
March 17th, 2011
2:57 pm
And the ‘12 situation at shortstop may depend on what Alex G. does this year. If we get the Toronto Alex, Braves may well want to go with him a few more years. FW and others clearly like his defense, clubhouse compatibility, etc.
McBravePack
March 17th, 2011
2:57 pm
Although I’m not sure if Abreu and Asencio are e