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Disco Stew
February 16th, 2012
10:18 pm
first
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
10:25 pm
I love the focus on my favorite area of the game…
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
10:26 pm
Is everyone else waiting for the official DOB announcement?
RHR
February 16th, 2012
10:28 pm
‘Bout time to saddle up, DOB.
RHR
February 16th, 2012
10:29 pm
I had not heard about Gary Carter’s passing. Sad news indeed.
Hi and bye cab – got eleventy things to do before morning, the least of which is sleep.
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
10:29 pm
I guess so
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
10:29 pm
but
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
10:30 pm
i”m first through 8 posts…
grits
February 16th, 2012
10:30 pm
I’m ready for some baseball.
flange1
February 16th, 2012
10:31 pm
Great Song!
Thanks for the new blog DOB!
NM BRAVO
February 16th, 2012
10:31 pm
Thanks for the new blog DOB. COME ON SPRING TRAINING!
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
10:33 pm
Hi RHR! Bye RHR!
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
10:35 pm
man she is a hit it and quit it expert ain’t she…
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
10:46 pm
is nobody on either blog?
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
10:47 pm
I’m on both…DOB has made it official so folks will start matriculating over here now
ncgary
February 16th, 2012
10:52 pm
what if they don;t know how to matriculate, can they just come on over?
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
10:57 pm
nope. Sorry. You have to stay on the old blog
ncgary
February 16th, 2012
10:58 pm
oh ok
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
10:58 pm
Maybe we can make an exception or two…
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
10:59 pm
I have Britney Spears stuck in my head
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
11:00 pm
lol well I’ve been on FB and twitter
Mitchell
February 16th, 2012
11:00 pm
Is anybody watching MLB Network and the 50 Greatest Finishes in MLB History countdown?
I mean, for God’s sake. There just showed literally three out of four clips in a row that involved the Braves.
How can you make the playoffs fifteen times in twenty years and have so many teams, mostly inferior, not only beat you but beat you in ways that are constantly being relived and replayed along with the greatest moments in post-season history?
I don’t have enough fingers to count the number of times the Braves are featured.
Literally.
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
11:01 pm
cab…what song
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
11:02 pm
you don’t have 3 fingers?
you type pretty well for only 3 fingers…
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:02 pm
If You Seek Amy…I honestly have no idea why, other than I think it’s DOB’s fault…
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:04 pm
Looks like my post about Belladonna, arsenic, and hemlock well and truly killed the previous blog.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
February 16th, 2012
11:05 pm
mlbtraderumors.com has both Cristhian Martinez and Jairo Asencio listed as being out of options.
Asencio looks likely to make the bullpen, while Martinez is on the bubble.
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:05 pm
I hear Amy has left the building.
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:08 pm
abeeewright-
You know the song? the lyrics are deliciously awesome
Soph
February 16th, 2012
11:09 pm
And kaboom goes NC State.
wayn-o
February 16th, 2012
11:10 pm
Vizcaino, Varvaro, Venters.
Soph
February 16th, 2012
11:11 pm
Love me, hate me, say what you want about me but all the boys and all the girls…
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:12 pm
Soph-
ncgary
February 16th, 2012
11:12 pm
looks like the dookies are gonna win it
Soph
February 16th, 2012
11:13 pm
Too many Plumlees.
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:13 pm
cabravesfan, February 16th, 2012, 11:08 pm … You know the song? the lyrics are deliciously awesome1
I’ve prolly heard it once or twice. Brit isn’t really my cup of tea.
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
11:14 pm
dunno if i know that one
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:14 pm
abeeewright-
generally not mine either, but those particular lyrics always make me giggle (also, the fact that she had to change said lyrics in a lot of places to If You See Amy…)
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:15 pm
tiger-
say the name out loud and you will understand why it’s secretly awesome
Soph
February 16th, 2012
11:15 pm
Must they show last week’s debacle everytime I watch a basketball game?
Soph
February 16th, 2012
11:16 pm
Say each word slow too.
Mitchell
February 16th, 2012
11:16 pm
They apparently didn’t have room for Ed Sprague, Candy Maldonado, Dave Winfield, Scott Leius, Lenny Dykstra, Aubrey Huff, Buster Posey, etc.
The list goes on.
Not to mention Jim Leyritz. But then again that wasn’t technically a “finish”.
Or was it?
It’s amazing to think in all the post-season games the Braves have played, they have just one walk-off game winning home run at home.
One time.
That’s it, I’m done. It’s too much.
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:19 pm
cabravesfan, February 16th, 2012, 11:14 pm … ” that she had to change said lyrics in a lot of places to If You See Amy…)”
Kind of like when they dub movies for television and the evil crime genius shouts at the hero, “Forget You!”
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:19 pm
And then listen to the song, because the verses have NOTHING to do with the chorus…
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:19 pm
abeeewright-
Something like that
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
11:19 pm
I get it…are we 12 again?
Soph
February 16th, 2012
11:20 pm
Geebus, this has been the longest half of basketball I’ve ever seen.
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:20 pm
tiger-
again? What makes you think we ever STOPPED being secretly 12?
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:22 pm
My twelve year old moment comes from Animal House. At the trial for Delta House when the Delts explosively cough expletives. Never gets old.
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:27 pm
F stands for “For” a preposition at the fore. U’s for “Unlawful” mark an A on her door.
C stands for “Carnal” passion steals away good sense, K stands for “Knowledge” to mock your pretense.
AussieBrave
February 16th, 2012
11:31 pm
Nothing baseball related to say really – am excited, ready for season to start and hoping Braves surprise and delight.
Tis Friday – weekend upon me, and am ready to enjoy a couple of work-less sunny days!. Hopefully I will log in over the weekend and see that the Braves have added an established contact hitting left-fielder.
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:34 pm
How many days til pitchers and catchers report? Next Monday?
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:38 pm
Technically they report on Sunday- first workout is Monday
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:39 pm
“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”
I’m not sure if Nietzsche could imagine an empty blog waiting for someone to post.
Empty Blog
February 16th, 2012
11:43 pm
Come on. Post. You know you want to. Just one little post.
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:45 pm
hi
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:46 pm
little post
tiger297
February 16th, 2012
11:47 pm
when its sleepy time down south…
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:47 pm
night tiger!
Empty Blog
February 16th, 2012
11:48 pm
What do they want from me?
What do they want from me?
What do they want from a poor boy who can’t believe?
They want to fill the void.
They want to fill the empty spaces.
But I won’t let them consume me with the rest of the lifeless faces.”
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:52 pm
So I guess we’ll start to get an idea about Huddy’s progress, Hanson’s delivery, JJ’s orthotic, and how many burgers BMac scarfed come Monday.
BraveDan
February 16th, 2012
11:54 pm
I am so ready for the games to begin.
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:54 pm
Mac’s been busting his behind all off season with his trainer. He’ll be just fine
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:55 pm
And if I remember correct, JJ’s got a new knee brace, not an orthotic
Rafael
February 16th, 2012
11:56 pm
All this “hope” and “optimism” is great for the 2012 edition of our beloved Braves.
Lost in this good news is the fact the Liberty CHEAPIA still owns the team.
Their answer to boosting attendance is by lowering the price of Turner Dogs. The REAL way to increase attendance is by putting a WINNING product on the field, NOT by lowering the cost of food and drink.
With Liberty CHEAPIA at the helm, we are reduced to NO offseason upgrades and having “AFFORDABLE” players (I told you the letter sent to Braves season-ticket holders was a BLATANT LIE after the Brave’s playoff collaspe).
Frank Wren (firefrankwren.com) continues to say Teheran, Delgado, and Vizcaino are untouchable. That’s great; however, the TRUTH is he KNOWS there is NO WAY he can sign Tommy Hanson and Jair to contracts when they hit free agency. Same old Brave’s way of letting players walk for NOTHING (Michael Bourn will be our next example). Maybe they can put “afforable” Matt Diaz in CF next year.
Other teams have offered the Braves good MLB starting OFs (not bums like Diaz) for each of those three young prospect pitchers. Instead of improving the team, Wren and Liberty CHEAPIA are simply keeping them because the Braves NEVER enter the star Free-Agent marker.
Speaking of our STARTING LF Matt Diaz (you think I’m kidding…. it’s true), it’s great we have a total no-talent BUM like Matty starting in our OF. Diaz could NOT make any other MLB roster. Diaz is “affordable” though, the KEY for Liberty CHEAPIA.
Matt Diaz is the guy who (and I QUOTE the AJC) “managed to key her sense of humor despite the Brave’s playoff COLLASPE.” Real funny stuff Matt (”he rakes Lefthanders you know”). This is guy who has NO VALUE ADD to this team… but to Wren he is “AFFORDABLE.” Doesn’t matter if he hits in double plays consistently and is a CLANK with the glove. Sorry state of affairs when your team is SOOO CHEAP instead of upgrading the team they lower the price of hot dogs.
With all “the hope springs eternal” and optism entering 2012, the FACT is Wren and Liberty CHEAPIA did NOTHING to upgrade the team like the lying “letter to the fans” promised.
Wren is banking on the fact that his current players had “off years” last year. The FACT is Mr. Wren that Matt DIAZ is a TOTAL no-talent BUM. Yes Frank, he is “AFFORDABLE.”
Until the out-of-state, faceless, gutless, CHEAP Liberty Media owners sell the team to someone who WANTS to win, our beloved Braves are doomed to mediocre EVERY year. Liberty CHEAPIA won’t be happy until they turn our storied franchise into the Houston Astros EAST. Sure, when our Braves hit rock bottom (it will eventually happen with our current ownership group), that’s when they’ll sell the team to maximize their profits. Thanks Liberty CHEAPIA.
Enjoy the 33% off Turner Dogs.
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:57 pm
We all know McCann is fleet of foot. He’s got two triples after all.
Venice Jim
February 16th, 2012
11:57 pm
ncgary
February 16th, 2012
9:59 pm
how bout that wolfpack . up by 16 against the dookies at half time
Sorry – I copied that on the last blog, but I see you recognized how it turned out – pretend I did not notice…
cabravesfan
February 16th, 2012
11:58 pm
Actually, Matt Diaz is NOT our starting left fielder. Some guy named Prado is.
abeeewright
February 16th, 2012
11:58 pm
And he led the team in stolen bases through April last year.
TennBravesFan
February 16th, 2012
11:59 pm
I know the consensus is that Constanza or Durango will get the 5th bench spot, but I tend to think that Drew Sutton will be the favorite for that spot. He switch hits, plays 1st, 2nd, SS, 3rd, RF, & LF. I just think he brings a lot to the table as a bench player and provides a lot of options. Plus in over 600 abs his career On base percentage in AAA is .380. Heyward can play center in a pinch and if Bourne gets injured (god forbid) a roster move can be made.
Venice Jim
February 16th, 2012
11:59 pm
Very honored that Philly Fred, a blogger of immeasurable scruples and moral integrity, saw fit to recognize me as someone who realizes that he is truly someone worthy of defending the marvelous team from the City of Brotherly Love…
abeeewright
February 17th, 2012
12:01 am
cabravesfan, February 16th, 2012, 11:55 pm … “And if I remember correct, JJ’s got a new knee brace, not an orthotic”
He had a knee brace at the end of last year. However, they discovered a problem with his big toe. So, the “orthotic” could be a knee brace or a shoe. Haven’t heard which one yet.
Venice Jim
February 17th, 2012
12:02 am
Matt Diaz is the guy who (and I QUOTE the AJC) “managed to key her sense of humor despite the Brave’s playoff COLLASPE.”
I would like to see where the AJC referred to Matt as “her” and misspelled collapse and Brave’s…
cabravesfan
February 17th, 2012
12:02 am
abeeewright-
Maybe it’s a “me” thing- I don’t consider a knee brace an orthotic. I use them in my shoes, so that is the only thing that is a real “orthotic” to me…
abeeewright
February 17th, 2012
12:06 am
Here’s the quote from the article (complete with typo … street = stress.
Jurrjens is especially excited for a fresh start. He went just 1-3 after being selected for his first All-Star Game and was mentioned prominently in trade talks over the winter. But he’s still in Atlanta, eager to get in full season now that doctors have discovered the underlying cause of his lingering knee problems – a shorter-than-normal joint in his right big toe, which caused his ankle to turn outward and put more street on the knee.
After being fitted with orthotics, the pain was gone in a couple of weeks.
“I feel like I’m a brand new kid,” said Jurrjens, who just turned 26 this past weekend. “I’m happy I’m here and I’ll be trying to help the team as much as I can.”
uga-brave
February 17th, 2012
12:06 am
how about the best college basketball coach K leading that charge and win. really.
down 20 in the second half.
Venice Jim
February 17th, 2012
12:08 am
uga – “It’s a really special win, a special win. It’s tough to say anything else.” – Coach K on tonight’s win over NC State
cabravesfan
February 17th, 2012
12:08 am
abeeewright-
that is definitely shoe inserts. I have a similar problem (not the big toe, but a misaligned ankle that causes knee pain in the opposite leg- along with a misaligned patellar tendon on the same bad knee) they are a tremendous help
abeeewright
February 17th, 2012
12:08 am
cab … I’m with you on orthotics meaning a shoe fitting. However, I looked it up just to be sure and discovered it could mean any orthopedic support, including a back brace or a knee brace. But, here, I’m pretty sure the author meant shoe-fitting.
AussieBrave
February 17th, 2012
12:09 am
Venice Jim
“I would like to see where the AJC referred to Matt as “her” and misspelled collapse and Brave’s…”
LOL
abeeewright
February 17th, 2012
12:11 am
cab … flat feet for me. It’s amazing how much impact shoes can have on your entire well-being.
Then again, those feet have to carry the whole load, so a little misalignment in the feet can have a multiplying effect up the line.
nolie
February 17th, 2012
12:12 am
I thought I read that they gave him a knee brace, which is also onea them orthodoodaddies
abeeewright
February 17th, 2012
12:13 am
You could prolly start a whole philosophy centered on the effective application of foot-wear.
I mean, if phrenologists study how the bumps on your head predict your future and astrologists study how the alignment of the stars predicts your future, it’s not that unreasonable to assume that how your knees turn in or turn out predicts your future.
cabravesfan
February 17th, 2012
12:14 am
abeeewright-
No kidding- everything from knee to hip to back and neck problems, all because you you have bad feet. orthotics can be such a huge relief…I need to wear mine more- I rarely wear my tennis shoes
abeeewright
February 17th, 2012
12:15 am
They should just give JJ a full-on exoskeleton, like Ripley had in Aliens.
nolie
February 17th, 2012
12:15 am
how your knees turn in or turn out predicts your future….ABW
knock-kneed gals have fewer babies?
uga-brave
February 17th, 2012
12:16 am
vj, i heard you missed the carolina comeback. please tell me you watched this.
unreal.
David O'Brien
February 17th, 2012
12:16 am
Jurrjens was fitted for the knee brace in the final weeks of last season, and pitched with it the day after the season ended when he started game in Florida instructional league. He would’ve started Game 3 of division series, wearing the brace.
He was fitted for orthotics — corrective inserts for his shoes — during the offseason, first time that problem was diagnosed with the toe.
According to Wren, Jurrjens will likely begin the season wearing the Knee brace when he pitches. It’s not as big and bulky as a linemen’s brace, and doesn’t hinder him. So unless the knee’s really feeling 100 percent without it, I’d imagine he’ll wear it at least early in the season.
cabravesfan
February 17th, 2012
12:17 am
uga-brave-
Game was not on TV out here. Caught the end on the computer
David O'Brien
February 17th, 2012
12:17 am
Matt Diaz is the guy who (and I QUOTE the AJC) “managed to key her sense of humor despite the Brave’s playoff COLLASPE.”
That’s quite a quote.
abeeewright
February 17th, 2012
12:17 am
knock-kneed gals have fewer babies?
I really set that one up on a tee for you, didn’t I?
Venice Jim
February 17th, 2012
12:20 am
uga – I had been “watching” the updates of the game on my phone while tutoring (for quite a while it did not require great attention), but got home to watch the last couple of minutes on ESPN3…
abeeewright
February 17th, 2012
12:20 am
cabravesfan, February 17th, 2012, 12:14 am … “I need to wear mine more- I rarely wear my tennis shoes”
I thought you only needed your fuzzy bunny slippers to make your strenuous morning commute.
cabravesfan
February 17th, 2012
12:22 am
abeeewright-
I do. Which is why my knee still hurts when I wear real shoes (that my orthotics don’t fit in). I only wear my tennis shoes with them to work out…
NO MORE WREN
February 17th, 2012
12:23 am
Jurrjens might be softer than Chipper.
cabravesfan
February 17th, 2012
12:23 am
And I don’t have bunny slippers. I do have an awesome pair of giant fuzzy red slippers that I can no longer wear in the presence of Nala because she sees them as a threat to us and attacks them.
Younger Than That Now
February 17th, 2012
12:25 am
Thanks for the blog DOB! Like most, I’m really hoping that FrediG has learned a lot about handling a bullpen, and especially the big 3! I think they are the best 7-8-9 inning trio in baseball and I hope they’re protected as such this season.
I’m ready to go and will be down to DS somewhere around the middle of March… just about a 4 hour drive for me.
Really sad for the family of Gary Carter… he was a true gentleman in every way and faced this battle like he faced every ‘on the field battle’… with courage and class. RIP Kid!
GO BRAVES!
uga-brave
February 17th, 2012
12:29 am
cab, you and me have this in common. no mushrooms on pizza. evil fungus.
Being There
February 17th, 2012
12:29 am
ABBAZ: … What you doin’ here, boy?
CHANCE: … I had to leave my garden. I want to find another.
ABBAZ: Bulls–t. Who sent you here, boy? Did that chickens–t a–hole Rafael send you here, boy?
CHANCE: No. Thomas Franklin told me that I had to leave the Old Man’s house, he’s dead now, you know…
ABBAZ: Dead, my a–! Now get this, honkie – you go tell Rafael that I ain’t takin’ no jive from no Western Union messenger! You tell that a–hole, if he got somethin’ to tell me to get his a– here himself! You got that, boy?
CHANCE: Yes. I understand. If I see Rafael I will tell him.
Braveone
February 17th, 2012
12:29 am
From the previous blog which had 2,342 comments, nolie led the way with 223 posts. There were 178 different poster names. Here are the Top 25:
Rank Poster Frequency
1 nolie 223
2 cabravesfan 138
3 Tom O’Hawke 108
4 McFann O O o 98
5 Tomahawkin 90
6 Venice Jim 89
7 jeffrey d 82
8 Ward 80
9 tiger297 73
10 Murph 66
11 Ray 64
12 kenhotlanta 55
13 ncscoots 54
14 TennesseePaul 53
15 Soph 50
16 David O’Brien 49
17 ChattTownBrian (CTB) 47
18 VaBravesFan 47
19 ncgary 47
20 Lew 40
21 N8 36
22 abeeewright 36
23 MIBravesFan 33
24 Roman Gal 30
25 DAP 25