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phil
March 13th, 2012
3:32 pm
lol at Jimmy!
That’s mean, though…
Monty
March 13th, 2012
3:33 pm
Just when I was saying there were no heroes Bethancourt has to muddy the waters! LOL!
brian
March 13th, 2012
3:34 pm
great outing by Minor. He should be gaining more and more confidence. He is still the star of the spring to date
BravePack
March 13th, 2012
3:34 pm
Here comes another walk off loss…damn now these Braves are making me turn into a whiner….damn you Fredi!
Lew
March 13th, 2012
3:35 pm
Minor’s giving polished lefties a good name these days.
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
3:35 pm
AT – Seems like Murph’s whole life is a fantasy.
Juan Valdez
March 13th, 2012
3:35 pm
Trade McFann,JJ,Hanson…..start allover again..Get a columbia cup off coffee
brian
March 13th, 2012
3:36 pm
I agree with the comment above that Heyward is the key. Chipper will be Chipper – he will play through his pain and be productive. Prado appears to be back. Bourn will hit .260-.280 and steal a ton of bases. McCann and Uggla should have All-Star type years or at least be very productive. Heyward must step it up and resume his patch to stardom instead of following the path of Frenchy
BravePack
March 13th, 2012
3:36 pm
CTB
My wife blames me too for everything so we’ll just blame each other…thanks a lot.
Bayou Brave
March 13th, 2012
3:37 pm
Come one Braves, let’s put one in the Tie Column!!
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
3:38 pm
Who the hell is Jason Rice?
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
March 13th, 2012
3:38 pm
Wren and JS have to be getting squirmy about now. Ticket sales and all.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
March 13th, 2012
3:38 pm
Soph Oh boy. Take cover, McFann.
Yeah…might be a good idea to catch up on other things right now…
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
3:39 pm
Bethancourt showing alot of grit.
Is there any question what Wren must do now?
Kwajbraves
March 13th, 2012
3:39 pm
DP… One more inning.
beekay
March 13th, 2012
3:39 pm
Do we get a hockey point for a tie? If not I’d rather have a loss to get the board screaming louder
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
March 13th, 2012
3:40 pm
BravePack, well I got onto her the other day and I hope it got somewhat squared away. Just never know with women though …
ray k
March 13th, 2012
3:41 pm
Brian,
You think Uggla and Mac will likely have all star years?
I’d say the odds of even one of them making the all star game is about 40%
The rest I agree with you. It hinges on Jason.
RAM
March 13th, 2012
3:47 pm
wheres simmons ? pastornicky isnt doing good at all
Murph
March 13th, 2012
3:47 pm
DAP, we had to let him win our league.. you see how much he boo whooo’s on the blog. You could only imagine how bad it gets after he loses fantasy league.
Knickerbocker please! I won both leagues fair and square. I can’t help it that y’all are a bunch of homers, drafting Braves every chance you got… just look where that got ya.
I play to win, not to try and recreate a lineup that can’t drive a guy in from 3rd.
Pure Evil
March 13th, 2012
3:48 pm
If Heyward goes 4-4 in a game I’m sure he’ll make a E in the field to cause us the lose.
RAM
March 13th, 2012
3:51 pm
game ends in tie after 10 innings right ?
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
3:52 pm
So what’s going on in the game?
Someone give us an update.
Kwajbraves
March 13th, 2012
3:54 pm
Runner on 2b. 1 out
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
3:55 pm
I ask again (if anybody is there) …who the hell is Jason Rice?
brian
March 13th, 2012
3:55 pm
odds are still good McCann continues to make most all-star games for the next 3-4 years. As far as uggla goes, he will still be a very productive 2B for years and could easily make some all star games. I still would love to see Uggla in LF for 3-5 years
Kwajbraves
March 13th, 2012
3:57 pm
Dominguez SO. 2 outs
Kwajbraves
March 13th, 2012
3:59 pm
Rice hit his second batter in the inning. Runners 1B and 2B.
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
3:59 pm
I’m with Murph…no more J Hey Kid stuff for Heyward. He’s got to earn that nickname.
Right now it’s Jason O’ferward. (as in 0 for)
Can’t believe I’m excited about watching the game tomorrow night. But I’ll be there watching.
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:00 pm
you know, a regular spring could have buried last year and started new.
Now, they are just building the pressure higher during meaningless games…Fols
true that, a decent start would have gone a long ways to alleviate pressure, now it is building higher over meaningless games
bravesgrl4life
March 13th, 2012
4:00 pm
I don’t know who Jason Rice is but he sucks.
Kwajbraves
March 13th, 2012
4:01 pm
Braves tie, Braves tie, Braves tie…
bravesgrl4life
March 13th, 2012
4:02 pm
Well, at least it ain’t a loss.
BravePack
March 13th, 2012
4:02 pm
There we go a tie and now the turnaround begins…;)
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
4:03 pm
raleigh – Never heard of him, but here is what I found:
Braves signed RHP Jason Rice to a minor league contract.He’ll also get an invite to spring training. Rice, 25, is now with his fourth organization since the end of August. He posted a 3.69 ERA and 89/42 K/BB ratio over 85 1/3 innings this season with Triple-A Pawtucket in the Red Sox organization.
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:04 pm
Braves don’t lose, Braves don’t lose, Braves don’t lose!
VaBravesFan
March 13th, 2012
4:05 pm
Dolphins have traded Brandon Marshall to the Bears for Two 3rd round draft picks.
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:05 pm
Thanks, Jimmy…I was too lazy to Google it myself.
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:06 pm
Jason is one half of the Rice and Fish dish being served out of the pen
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:07 pm
Houston beat the Phillies
New Mexico Lee
March 13th, 2012
4:07 pm
The losing streak has been replaced by a winless streak. Woo Hoo W.S. here we come.
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:08 pm
too lazy to Google? That’s pretty lazy
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:08 pm
noleee – Funny. He should change his name to Grits.
ncscoots
March 13th, 2012
4:08 pm
Houston beat the Phillies
The Phightens are 5-6 for the spring, so it’s obvious that they’re cooked.
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:08 pm
Big improvement today
Arkansas Transplant
March 13th, 2012
4:11 pm
Murph, I think that’s the only reason why me and you went 1 and 2 in the league.
Brava
March 13th, 2012
4:11 pm
Houston beat the Phillies
The Phightens are 5-6 for the spring, so it’s obvious that they’re cooked.
That’s right, and we beat Houston, so that means we will win the division.
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:12 pm
Michael Hossack, drummer (Doobie Bros.) dead at 65…way too young. Another boomer bites the dust.
brian
March 13th, 2012
4:13 pm
past 2 days noleee I think
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
4:13 pm
Just looked at the stats. After today, Bethancourt is now second on the team in homers. He trails only Hinske 2 and Uggla 1.
Yes, Hinske leads the team.
Rick
March 13th, 2012
4:13 pm
“That’s right, and we beat Houston, so that means we will win the division.”
Houston beat the Nats too!
Hillbilly
March 13th, 2012
4:14 pm
Brings to mind that black jack scene from Vegas Vacation:
Dealer: Wha? Twenty. It’s a push.
Griswold: {Pleasantly suprised} I didn’t lose!
Dealer: That’s it, Griswold. You are freakin’ dead!
brian
March 13th, 2012
4:14 pm
scoots – I think most here would be dancing in the streets for a 5-6 record right now. Much better than 1-11
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:15 pm
noleee – big improvement, indeed. Still left too many RISP, though. Pitching, minus Varvaro, was pretty darn good. Minor rocks!
richbrave
March 13th, 2012
4:15 pm
George
March 13th, 2012
12:45 pm
“………….Lew:12:41………..”
Heh! For just a moment George, i thought you were quoting scripture.
BravePack
March 13th, 2012
4:15 pm
VaBravesFan
March 13th, 2012
4:05 pm
Dolphins have traded Brandon Marshall to the Bears for Two 3rd round draft picks.
Doesn’t matter it won’t help them as long as Rodgers is in Green Bay. Go Pack Go! Keep trading your picks Bears for aging veterans.
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:15 pm
it’s all that “booming” we did in the 60s that is laying low so many of us so relatively young
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:16 pm
Plus the “new and improved Marlins” couldn’t beat us.
Murph
March 13th, 2012
4:17 pm
The Phightens are 5-6 for the spring, so it’s obvious that they’re cooked.
5 wins… man… that would be soooo nice.
Either way, the losing streak is sorta kinda over!
CB
March 13th, 2012
4:17 pm
Fire McCann!
ncscoots
March 13th, 2012
4:17 pm
I think most here would be dancing in the streets for a 5-6 record right now
I dunno, brother. I think you’d have the same outlook from plenty here, differing only in degree.
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
4:17 pm
raleigh – I’ve got to agree with Noleee. Too lazy to Google?
I once Googled “Bob Saget” and the response was “why”?
richbrave
March 13th, 2012
4:18 pm
aleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:04 pm
“……….Braves don’t lose, Braves don’t lose, Braves don’t lose!………..”
Fine, but did they win?
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:18 pm
on the other hand who would ever have believed that Richards and Jagger would last long enough to go from “the worlds greatest rock and roll band” to “the world’s oldest Rock and Roll band” ?
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:18 pm
rich – Ah, yes… the New Testiment book of Lew.
richbrave
March 13th, 2012
4:19 pm
So did they?
Just got back from the REDSKINS blogs.
Lew
March 13th, 2012
4:19 pm
richbrave – I’m not that righteous.
ncscoots
March 13th, 2012
4:20 pm
on the other hand who would ever have believed that Richards and Jagger would last long enough to go from “the worlds greatest rock and roll band” to “the world’s oldest Rock and Roll band” ?
solid proof that “fast livin’ and early dyin’” is a myth, LOL.
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:20 pm
If Lew was all that tough it would be an Old Testament book…..
richbrave
March 13th, 2012
4:21 pm
Lew
March 13th, 2012
4:21 pm
Can I have Dore Illustrations?
Murph
March 13th, 2012
4:21 pm
We tied the champions – my friends
Because Bethencourt kept on fighting – till the end –
We tied the champions –
We tied the champions
We’re only kinda losers
‘Cause we tied the champions – of the world….
Juan Valdez
March 13th, 2012
4:21 pm
Chipper : On MLB Story
“Unfortunately, I said it around two guys who don’t know me very well”
DOB: It’s that you?….
richbrave
March 13th, 2012
4:22 pm
LEW:
‘Sup bro. Ready for spring?
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
4:22 pm
richbrave – we are now 1-10-1.
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:22 pm
noleee – Yeah, all those 60’s rockers at or past 70 now.
On a more serious note, WW II vets are dying at a rate of 1000+/DAY. My Dad (93 next week) is hanging in there.
ncscoots
March 13th, 2012
4:23 pm
If Lew was all that tough it would be an Old Testament book…..
Can I get a halleleujah? I say, gimme a AAAA-men, brothers and sisters!
Pure Evil
March 13th, 2012
4:24 pm
I’m going to jump off a bridge!!!
Blame it on Heyward!!
Hillbilly
March 13th, 2012
4:24 pm
it’s all that “booming” we did in the 60s that is laying low so many of us so relatively young
Meanwhile Mike Cooley of the Drive By Truckers summed up my generation perfectly with his line:
“Caught between a generation dying from its habits and another thinking rock and roll is new.”
richbrave
March 13th, 2012
4:24 pm
MURPH:
HEH! Good ‘un.
I assume from the lyrics to that great tune that today’s tilt was a sister kissin’ contest.
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
4:24 pm
VJ and Cab are going to be sorry they missed this game.
Lew
March 13th, 2012
4:25 pm
richbrave – That I am. When do the Braves start playing?
richbrave
March 13th, 2012
4:26 pm
raleighbrave fan:
You thank him for me will you? I was born during that earth shaker. Could have grown up speaking German if not for his work.
Lew
March 13th, 2012
4:27 pm
scoots has sent me back to the minors.
richbrave
March 13th, 2012
4:27 pm
LEW:
LOL!
Jimmy
March 13th, 2012
4:28 pm
FG should be doing some “cap tipping” right about now.
Got to go.
Later good folks.
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:28 pm
Scoots – Well…there are also cases like Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hendrix, and Janice Joplin, but who’s counting?
Lew
March 13th, 2012
4:28 pm
Guess that means I have to go blog with Bradley.
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:28 pm
never saw that quote, hillbilly. pretty funny and apt too
richbrave
March 13th, 2012
4:29 pm
1-10-1 !!!!!! Jeezus, have we EVER been 1-10-1 in ST? EVER?
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:31 pm
richbrave – Thanks for the good thoughts, my friend.
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:31 pm
yeah Raleigh, that was a bad 10 months or so for rockers
Monty
March 13th, 2012
4:32 pm
Maybe Abbeline could give the Braves a pep talk and tell them, “You is kind, You is smart and you is special.” By the way, the lady who played her part should have won the Oscar.
noleee
March 13th, 2012
4:32 pm
surprised that all them “J” starts dying that close didn’t result in more conspiracy theories
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:33 pm
Lew – The Bradley Blog…Man, I wouldn’t wish that on Don or Robert, much less my friends.
Lew
March 13th, 2012
4:34 pm
raleighbraves – Blogging purgatory for fallen angels?
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:35 pm
noleee – Probably would have, if they hadn’t all ended with too much H.
ncscoots
March 13th, 2012
4:35 pm
Well…there are also cases like Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hendrix, and Janice Joplin, but who’s counting?
Done in by J. Edgar; well-known fact.
Murph
March 13th, 2012
4:35 pm
I look forward to the symmetry of us being 1-101-1.
raleighbravefan
March 13th, 2012
4:36 pm
Lew – Pretty close. Bradley is And Idiot.