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Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
10:37 pm
Danger, Will Robinson, danger!
DS1
March 19th, 2012
11:05 pm
Bat
Did you run everybody off, or was it me?
brian
March 19th, 2012
11:07 pm
nice job guys
brian
March 19th, 2012
11:08 pm
Pastornicky going to hold on to the SS job and allow Simmons more time to mature or will Simmons be forced into the majors
Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
11:10 pm
It was cab bragging on the Niners, Wayne.
Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
11:17 pm
Dollar to a donut on the Rev
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:17 pm
Bat-
I wasn’t exactly bragging on them! Besides, I wasn’t the one that brought them up
Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
11:19 pm
Hell that is probably even money these days. How much is a good donut?
Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
11:30 pm
Okay, you may not have brought them up……. Still a little bragging,
Which is fine
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:31 pm
Bat-
Well, I do love my team
I’ll brag on the Braves too!
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:32 pm
I’m just excited that my Niners are relevant again!
Venice Jim
March 19th, 2012
11:33 pm
Relevant in 6 months…
Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
11:34 pm
Let’s hope there is something to brag about with the Braves this year.
I worried about bad karma from Ward’s glee over the Phillies injury issues
Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
11:35 pm
I’m*
brian
March 19th, 2012
11:38 pm
who is the Niners QB?
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:39 pm
Bat-
I will always find a reason to brag about my Braves!
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:39 pm
brian-
at the moment? Colin Kapernick. Soon? Alex Smith
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:41 pm
Or Colin Kaepernick (I should probably learn to spell his name…maybe)
Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
11:41 pm
Oh sure thing
How about no one can blow a lead like the Braves
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:42 pm
How about Brian McCann, 6 time all star and best catcher in the League?
DS1
March 19th, 2012
11:45 pm
Sounds like you folks are having a lot of fun tonight……….
I just want the majority of our hitters to come close to their career norms, while Heyward figures things out.
Pastor/mons? Just field your position well and give us a 250/300 line and I’ll be OK with that.
Now, if Chipper hits like he did last year, that’s be a huge plus. But if he doesn’t, we’re going to need somebody unexpected to step up.
Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
11:45 pm
That’s pretty good, too
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:47 pm
Always look for the sunshine, Bat. It’s there, somewhere…sometimes it just takes some searching
DS1
March 19th, 2012
11:52 pm
@cab: Always look for the sunshine, Bat. It’s there, somewhere…sometimes it just takes some searching.
Unless you are in the northwest…………
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:54 pm
DS1-
It’s there too…just harder to find sometimes
brian
March 19th, 2012
11:56 pm
cab – in Harbaugh you trust I assume???
Great job this year.
Bat Masterson
March 19th, 2012
11:58 pm
Umbrella makers have to make a living, too, you know.
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:58 pm
brian-
Absolutely, totally, completely.
Finished one step short…but they got better.
cabravesfan
March 19th, 2012
11:59 pm
Bat-
umbrellas make great sun blockers too…
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
12:01 am
Yeah well watch out for the Falcons, I mean they did go out and get the lowest scoring offensive coordinator in the league after all.
cabravesfan
March 20th, 2012
12:03 am
Bat-
I will keep an eye out…
Would be fun to see them go up against a defense that only gave up 14 points a game last year
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
12:03 am
Scarlett?
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
12:04 am
That’s cold,cab
cabravesfan
March 20th, 2012
12:05 am
Bat-
Fact is fact
But it would be fun to see them play each other
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
12:07 am
It might be fun if Atlanta’s offensive line can learn how to play again.
cabravesfan
March 20th, 2012
12:08 am
Wouldn’t matter much against the Niners front 7 anyways
cabravesfan
March 20th, 2012
12:09 am
And on that note, I will sign off
Night, all!
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
12:10 am
Okay over the line……. Niners are toast
cabravesfan
March 20th, 2012
12:11 am
You don’t mean that Bat! It’s all good
Good night!!
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
12:12 am
Bedtime (says the guy who’s been sitting here working) – can’t believe all this football nonsense in the middle of March Madness…
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
12:14 am
March madness?
We just call it spring break around here.
Nite,cab
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
12:15 am
See ya, VJ
Ward
March 20th, 2012
2:32 am
Niners Q is Kile Orton……Little humor….
Ward
March 20th, 2012
3:08 am
Hello everyone! thought I would put a little joke out there…..
Ward
March 20th, 2012
3:15 am
Elway throwing Tim Tebow under the Bus……Show’s how much you cant trust Elway.I hope Peyton ends up hurt,and Denver with no Q. That would serve Elway right.Poor Peyton bought into Elways BS.
Ward
March 20th, 2012
3:20 am
Elway is real class……How about some one you shouldn’t trust…..
Ward
March 20th, 2012
3:24 am
Braves fans don’t expect too much against Verlander tomorrow. Just expect a good game.Hope the Braves can win tomorrow,but they are going against one heck of a pitcher.Talk tomorrow,and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!”
kathy
March 20th, 2012
6:09 am
it should be a good game
coach joe
March 20th, 2012
6:18 am
Medlan in the starting rotation is a no-brainer..
Go Braves..
jeffrey d
March 20th, 2012
7:21 am
Cars go fast!
David O'Brien
March 20th, 2012
7:32 am
New day rising on Dark Star Lake, and a beautiful one at that….
http://twitpic.com/8yvhub
Jurrjens vs. Verlander at Tigertown today, 1:05 p.m.
Kat
March 20th, 2012
8:03 am
77° today in upstate, ny … another record setting day. I think it snowed 5 times tops this winter. Crazy weather over the past few years….
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
8:20 am
Snowed twice here in RICHMOND. Neither time was road salt applied, nor snow removal equipment utilized. It continues to sit, rusting away, in the state maintenance sheds.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
8:22 am
Maintenance money returned to the general fund I suppose.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
8:38 am
In the bench race, I’m thinking JOSE CONSTANZA is not the flavor of March this time around. Looks like JORDAN PARRAZ has assumed that role. How about DREW SUTTON?
Bench:
ROSS
HINSKI
WILSON
DIAZ
PARRAZ
Outside looking in?
SIMMONS – assigned to AAA?
SUTTON – takes BRANDON HICKS slot in AAA
DURANGO – takes STEF GARTRELL’s slot in AAA
CONSTANZA – assigned to AAA?
IVAN ...
March 20th, 2012
8:43 am
@ richbrave…..
Tell me about the fish roe eggs and the fried oysters……….
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
8:43 am
We need a win to hype the gate here on the old blog. Things getting quiet. People do love frontrunners.
Macdaddy8
March 20th, 2012
8:44 am
Does anyone know if you can watch ESPN programming from any computer at ESPN3.com? I thought it streamed for free, and I was planning to watch the game today at work.
ncscoots
March 20th, 2012
8:45 am
rich, I can’t see why Simmons would skip AA, if indeed he goes down.
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
8:46 am
Ward…… Ward…….Ward………. What if the other Manning gets hurt……. Bad karma, man
TheOnlyBravesFan
March 20th, 2012
8:57 am
“rich, I can’t see why Simmons would skip AA, if indeed he goes down.”
I agree with that.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
8:58 am
IVAN:
SHAD and it’s roe can now only be harvested by the various Indian tribes scattered through the eastern parts of Virginia. The ban is allowing the fish population to slowly return after teetering on the brink of extinction. One of my earliest memories was of myself standing on the backseat of the family’s ‘46 Plymouth. My father walked in the rain down into a fairly deep narrow river valley to purchase SHAD roe in a gallion jar. Either the NOTTOWAY or MEHERRIN rivers, don’t know which, but at four years old it seemed a mile deep. Long wooden benches arranged along near the river bank, and seine nets strung across the river which at that point was about 20/30 yards wide I guess.
I remember how he would fry them in bacon grease in an old Griswold “12″ skillet, then fry the eggs afterward. He always did the cooking on Sundays to allow my mother a day off from that chore.
Of course he was big on brains and eggs too. Ugh! Kidneys etc. Chicken liver, gizzard and hearts are the only organ meats I’ll touch now. And I’m the only one left in the house that will eat them.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:02 am
Guys, I didn’t say SIMMONS to GWINNETT, Hence the ?-mark at the end of his name. Just thinking out loud so to speak. If they did that whither SUTTON?
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:07 am
O.K. feed-bag time.
ncscoots
March 20th, 2012
9:18 am
To tell you the truth, I can’t even understand why the Nats ticketed Harper for AAA. Not like he owned AA in his short stay there. Seems logical to have seen if he were going to be a man among boys in the Eastern League first. What do they do if some of those former ML pitchers and elite prospects at AAA start slicing and dicing the guy?
old man
March 20th, 2012
9:21 am
richbrave,I don’t see Sutton not beating out Wilson. Are two camps developing–the Rev/Wilson crowd and the Simmons/Sutton camp? I’m in the latter. Sutton has been the best of the whole group.
Observation: to those who say “so and so is untouchable,” wouldn’t you agree Tehran’s stock and trade value are down after his spring? No such thing as can’t miss. He will probably turn out great, but there is a chance we missed the top of his market.
Anders
March 20th, 2012
9:28 am
It sure is a sunny day for my Mets in this otherwise overcast and foggy motning here in NY. Madoff in the rear view mirror – finally. Yes, there is that $162 mil to pay but that’s a fraction of what could have been and that number may be off set by claw back the Mets are due. Plus that’s 3 years away. All MLB loans are now paid back in full and 12 new partners are in the tent (many from within to be fair).
Time to refocus on the big club. That’s not going to be pretty but so be it. I’ve always enjoyed the climd. I don’t need instant gratification like my cross town rivals.
So how’s it going for my Braves fans friends these days? I’ve been locked in on hockey and haven’t really been following all that much baseball this spring.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:30 am
old man:
And that was my observation. If SUTTON beats out WILSON what do they do with “Jumpin’ JACK”? If he’s traded, or otherwise gone to another club, who plays SS in GWINNETT with HICKS gone?
All that aside, I really can’t see the BRAVES having a brand new organization guy with extensive AAA experience to back up the REV. Even though a short while, WILSON is a ML vet. SUTTON isn’t.
ncscoots
March 20th, 2012
9:32 am
wouldn’t you agree Tehran’s stock and trade value are down after his spring?
I would not.
Focusing on the big flies he’s given up might give you that impression, I guess. But he’s never had a problem with that in the minors, and I think you can safely say this spring has been an aberration, in that sense.
It still all goes back to command, for both Teheran and Delgado. You might get away with using half the plate in the bushes, but you gotta work thirds in the bigs. But, even with that current lack, either of those guys could probably come in and put up a fifth-starter ERA of 4 or so. and they would only get better from there.
I don’t think a mediocre ST at age 21 is enough to disgrace three or four years of minor league excellence, for either kid.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:33 am
Anders:
The consensus here is that the BRAVES will be battling the METS for fourth in the east. heh!
CB
March 20th, 2012
9:35 am
Macdaddy8, the answer to your question is yes. Go to ESPN3 site and sign on and you can watch.
CB
March 20th, 2012
9:36 am
Wilson will likely start the season on the DL so Sutton should be on 25 to begin with.
Anders
March 20th, 2012
9:39 am
Richbrave- You meant the Braves would be battling the Nats for 4th, not the Mets right?
Woah! That first throw of spring for me broke some off season scar tissue I think.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:40 am
CB:
Of course, and afterward?
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:42 am
Anders:
You mean you’ve consigned the METS to the cellar with no chance of climbing out?
Trader Jack
March 20th, 2012
9:42 am
ncscoots
Totally agree. Both Teheran and Delgado’s fastballs lack movement and grab way too much of the plate. Couple that with inconsistent breaking pitches, and the hitters are sitting back waiting on the fastball. A little more seasoning in the minors would help
CB
March 20th, 2012
9:45 am
rich,probably $1 mil reasons it will be Wilson.
Anders
March 20th, 2012
9:46 am
richbrave- No, I had the Phils 1 and the Mets 2. Haven’t you heard? We’re rid of the Madoff albatross and Reyes. I mean, Reyes was the reason for their September collapses -right? I swear that’s all I heard on this blog. Just ask Lew – he basically wrote a thesis on it. Where’s Lew to back me up when I need him? {:
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:46 am
Trader Jack
March 20th, 2012
9:42 am
ncscoots
“…….Totally agree. Both Teheran and Delgado’s fastballs lack movement and grab way too much of the plate. Couple that with inconsistent breaking pitches, and the hitters are sitting back waiting on the fastball. A little more seasoning in the minors would help…….”
Ya’ think?
MINOR and MEDS in the starting rotation until HUDDY comes back. Then MEDS to long relief and the ‘pen.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
9:46 am
Atlanta Braves @Braves
Today’s lineup at DET (1:05, ESPN/1230AM): Bourn 8 Prado 5 Jones DH Hinske 3 Heyward 9 Diaz 7 Ross 2 Sutton 4 Pastornicky 6 Jurrjens 1
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:48 am
JURRJENS, HANSON, BEACHY, MINOR, MEDLEN in the starters slots on April 5.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:51 am
CB
March 20th, 2012
9:45 am
“……….rich,probably $1 mil reasons it will be Wilson…….”
LISTEN UP SPORTS FANS
Now it’s rainin’ cold hard facts up in here.
TennesseePaul
March 20th, 2012
9:55 am
To tell you the truth, I can’t even understand why the Nats ticketed Harper for AAA. Not like he owned AA in his short stay there. Seems logical to have seen if he were going to be a man among boys in the Eastern League first. What do they do if some of those former ML pitchers and elite prospects at AAA start slicing and dicing the guy?
Yeah, I read that article too.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
9:57 am
Anders:
METS first or second……………humm, I dunno Anders, you better not count the BRAVES, FISH or the NATS out this time around either. This is getting to be a pretty tough division top to bottom.
IVAN ...
March 20th, 2012
9:58 am
richbrave——-
Isn’t the Nottaway River near Franklin or Suffolk Va ?
I remember going with my stepdad and dipping Herrin on the banks with a dip net…..
I believe we were on the Nottaway……….
ncscoots
March 20th, 2012
9:58 am
Yeah, I read that article too.
And it made sense.
IVAN ...
March 20th, 2012
9:59 am
Did you fry oysters Sunday?
Anders
March 20th, 2012
10:04 am
richbrave- I know. I’m just messing around. The Mets would consider .500 a great year. As for the division being tough top to bottom, or at least close to the bottom, I also see potential for some unexpected bumps in the road. The Phils have major health issues on the right side of the infield which also falls into the heart of their batting order. The Fish have the potential for a “One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest” scenario down their in South Beach. I mean, talk about potential for combustion – and not the good kind. The Nats still have a lot to learn about winning. That leaves it open for your guys if they can recover from their own collapse. We’ll see if they can bounce back and if those young arms rebound too.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
10:04 am
IVAN:
Absolutely. it was the spring of ‘47 and we were living in Southampton County at the time. Sadler’s X-roads between WAKEFIELD and IVOR.
Enquiring Minds Want to Know
March 20th, 2012
10:04 am
Richbrave,
Regarding your 8:38 bench speculations: If neither Costanza or Durango make the club, then Parraz is your CF if something happens to Bourn. I realize that help would only be call-up away, but that would make for an interesting game or two, depending on where Gwinett happened to be playing. Seems sub-optimal to me.
Murph
March 20th, 2012
10:06 am
Wow, really running a stacked lineup out there against the Tigers this afternoon. Should at least be entertaining to watch… hopefully Detroit won’t make much contact, or if they do, it’ll be to CF.
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
10:07 am
Two dozen fried in Canola to a golden brown……..or maybe green? I’m color blind. Nah, I’d be a ghost for sure by now if that were the case.
BravePack
March 20th, 2012
10:07 am
That’s a pretty weak line-up today against Verlander. No Mac, Uggla, or Freeman…that sucks and the game is televised of course.
jeffrey d
March 20th, 2012
10:10 am
I fried starfish on Sunday
Murph
March 20th, 2012
10:11 am
I fried starfish on Sunday
Yummy! Although, not as good as sea horses or baby seal.
Ease
March 20th, 2012
10:12 am
No rest for the regulars! These practice games are really important. They need to be out there!
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
10:12 am
Why does everyone take stuff on here so literally? PARRAZ is just speculation on my part. Frankly I don’t see CONSTANZA, DURANGO, PARRAZ or MYCAL JONES being all that great. Truth is we need upgrades in backup positions in the OF and all these guys we’re seeing is an attempt to find an OMAR INFANTE with speed for the outfield.
David O'Brien
March 20th, 2012
10:14 am
Today’s game is on ESPN (Braves vs. Tigers, 1 p.m.)
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
10:14 am
MURPH:
Which kind of club did you use on the seal? Blunt or sharp?
richbrave
March 20th, 2012
10:15 am
ESPN? Bound to be the PHILLIES, RED SOX or YANKEES here then.