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noleee
March 28th, 2012
4:04 pm
s’ok I’ll nail him for you, just send the info
MFin04
March 28th, 2012
4:05 pm
“I keep a history of Ward posts”
Has he hit the million post mark yet?
bravesgrl4life
March 28th, 2012
4:05 pm
Well, at least our boys battled back and tied it. Didn’t look good for a while there, but we met them run for run.
ncscoots
March 28th, 2012
4:06 pm
and of course there is no way that anybody here would think I was a dummie, so I hadta throw you under the short bus
Ah-ha. Because scoots-as-dummy is so believeable, LOL? Got it.
Think I need to motor up a little around here. Losing my rep.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
March 28th, 2012
4:06 pm
Some of my more memorable quotes is from uga-brave. The things he types …
Murph
March 28th, 2012
4:06 pm
I got a little snarkier than intended with him the other day
You were very “nolie” yesterday… I’ll forgive, but I’ll never forget.
ncscoots
March 28th, 2012
4:08 pm
I’ll forgive, but I’ll never forget.
I’ll take the one and hope for the other. Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve had to go that route.
B-F_52
March 28th, 2012
4:09 pm
Lot of good in today’s game GO BRAVOS
noleee
March 28th, 2012
4:10 pm
I hafta admit that I have been pretty mean to Murph a time or two over the years, but he stays cool. I don’t know if he is the sweetest tempered guy in the world or just too obtuse to know how much he is being insulted…
Murph
March 28th, 2012
4:12 pm
Impressed with Beachy today, battling back after a shaky start. Impressed with the clutch HR from Heyward, not so much with the 2 K’s.
Simmons didn’t do himself any favors. Error, 0-4… I wish one of the SS prospects was playing like he wanted to win the job instead of playing like he’s scared to lose it.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
4:14 pm
Pasty wants to win it
BravePack(FreeFan)
March 28th, 2012
4:15 pm
Nice tie and sounds like Heyward had a great game…made some clutch plays today…very good sign.
Also Freeman continued to rake and Beachy settled down and only gave up 2 earned runs. Team is getting prepared for the regular season and starting to come together.
Murph
March 28th, 2012
4:15 pm
nolie, if I let internet insults get to me I’d… well, I’d eventually turn into Shaun. I’d cancel my internet service before I let that happen.
You don’t bother me because I know what you’re doing. You actually like me… this is just how you show it. I’d be more worried if you just ignored me.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
4:17 pm
Yeah I’m stuck in my teenage locker room years and have trouble being open about my affections….
ncscoots
March 28th, 2012
4:18 pm
I wish one of the SS prospects was playing like he wanted to win the job instead of playing like he’s scared to lose it.
Might be neither of those things. Might be that each is playing as hard as he can, just that neither is quite as good, in a small sample, as one might desire. In other words, Simmons might just not be ready, and The Rev only marginally moreso.
beekay
March 28th, 2012
4:20 pm
Eli Marrero wouldn’t have popped to short, he would have ended the game going yard!
JPopNC
March 28th, 2012
4:21 pm
Okay…I’m feeling a little better about the Bravos and beginning to think Coach Fredi is a shrewd one.
In checking Spring Training stats, our key players (Uggla, Prado) are near the top in their respective hitting categories and now we have Freeman really warming up nicely. Bourne is definitely doing his job as well.
Other than the filling in for Huddy, the pitching is coming along nicely. If Jurriens comes about soon, we’ll be super strong there again this year. My take on Huddy’s fill-in would be to put Medlen there. He’s proven he can get batters out better than the two rookies.
Here’s to a great year!!!
ncscoots
March 28th, 2012
4:22 pm
I’m stuck in my teenage locker room years and have trouble being open about my affections…
We need emoticons for “shoulder-punch”, “butt-slap”, and “man-hug”. We could then at least express our emotions in a non-expressive way, even here on the blog.
Murph
March 28th, 2012
4:30 pm
Nobody here is going to judge you nolie. You’re among friends. Just say it.
“I like Murph.”
C’mon… say it. We’re all here, standing with open arms. Let us in.
Let us in.
Monty
March 28th, 2012
4:34 pm
Nolee-”there is a difference between stats and projection”
Obviously.
David O'Brien
March 28th, 2012
4:45 pm
Beachy on Heyward homer-robbing catch over RF wall: “Man, he made that catch look easy. He made it look like a 4-foot picket fence.”
raleighbravefan
March 28th, 2012
4:47 pm
I like Murph
noleee
March 28th, 2012
4:48 pm
I ♥ Murph
noleee
March 28th, 2012
4:49 pm
had to use an emoticon, but i got er dun….
raleighbravefan
March 28th, 2012
4:49 pm
nolie – It’s the 4 year old that makes him crazy sometimes.
Murph
March 28th, 2012
4:51 pm
There we go… now, don’t we all feel better? I heart each and every one of you, too.
Ok, feel free to resume picking on me now and mocking my trade proposals/lineups/general baseball knowledge.
Murph
March 28th, 2012
4:52 pm
I really do hope that, someday, we can arrange a game where we all meet up… I want to meet y’all, but more importantly, I want you to meet the 4 year old, just so you’ll know why I am the way I am.
beekay
March 28th, 2012
4:53 pm
Eli Marrero>Eli Manning
Abeeewright
March 28th, 2012
4:53 pm
Is anyone else concerned about all the extra inning ties?
Shades of 2011!
raleighbravefan
March 28th, 2012
4:56 pm
Abeee – Not too concerned…in fact, quite encouraged at the progress made as ST has developed.
beekay
March 28th, 2012
4:58 pm
Eli Marrero>Eli Whitney…..cotton gin was overrated
noleee
March 28th, 2012
4:59 pm
anything beats 1-10
noleee
March 28th, 2012
5:00 pm
I’m not a gin fan myself and I caint imagine how bad it would taste made out of cotton..
beekay
March 28th, 2012
5:13 pm
Eli Marrero>Eli Young band
I’m done with eli since I got a response from Noleee. Go Braves!!
Brave New World
March 28th, 2012
5:16 pm
Sorry “J-Haters” but The J-Hey Kid is the real deal.
kenhotlanta
March 28th, 2012
5:18 pm
Eli Marrero> “Eli’s Coming” – Three Dog Night.
David O'Brien
March 28th, 2012
5:19 pm
Jason Heyward’s three best games this spring have been two televised night games and today’s game on ESPN. Homer in each.
cunning stunt
March 28th, 2012
5:22 pm
Well it seems JHey likes playing to the big TV audience
If only people actually watched Peachtree TV he might have an allstar season
Gil in Mechanicsville
March 28th, 2012
5:28 pm
Tennessee Braves Fan Take the commuter train from Philly to Atlantic City. Nobody likes to drive in Philly or New Jersey. Take a cab to your hotel from the train station or you might check to see if they have valet service between the train station and the hotel… The train is very comfortable and fairly stress free. It is not an express but still better than driving up there unless you are an uber alpha male…
Trader Jack
March 28th, 2012
5:32 pm
Gil in Mechanicsville
March 28th, 2012
5:28 pm
Tennessee Braves Fan Take the commuter train from Philly to Atlantic City. Nobody likes to drive in Philly or New Jersey. Take a cab to your hotel from the train station or you might check to see if they have valet service between the train station and the hotel… The train is very comfortable and fairly stress free. It is not an express but still better than driving up there unless you are an uber alpha male…
C’mon Gil, it’s not that bad. You don’t enjoy being tailgated at 85 mph?
brian
March 28th, 2012
5:37 pm
love it that Heyward is coming up big. I am rooting for the big guy
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
5:52 pm
Christian Marrero sucks Because the White Sox minor league system sucks. At least according to the “EXPERTS” who inhabit this blog!
noleee
March 28th, 2012
5:55 pm
according to a whole lot more folks than the ones on this blog, more like according to about every analyst in baseball.
Bill McManus
March 28th, 2012
5:55 pm
What about Bobby Abreu? He and the Angels front office are having some drama because he can see the writing on the wall that he’s the odd man out in that OF rotation. He ain’t Ryan Braun but he’s better than Matt Diaz.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
5:55 pm
p.s. the impending retirement of Chipper Jones is going to motivate the hell out of this team. Just like when Cox retired and we know who won the wild card in 2010.
TheOnlyBravesFan
March 28th, 2012
5:57 pm
Angels probably want “too much” for him, at least according to Cheaperty Media and Frank Wren.
BravePack(FreeFan)
March 28th, 2012
6:00 pm
Wasn’t Heyward’s favorite team as a kid the Spankees? Hmmm kind of has me thinking…and he showed up to play big time today against the Spankees? I wonder…..?
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:10 pm
Abreu getting 9 mil, no way that the Braves have even half of that I betcha
DS1
March 28th, 2012
6:14 pm
Looking at Abreu’s declining numbers for the past couple of years, I’d say no thank you…..
Venice Jim
March 28th, 2012
6:15 pm
Bobby Abreu played 1 (one) game in the outfield after July 24 last year…
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:17 pm
Christian Marrero…….skullduggery at work in our scouting department
David O'Brien
March 28th, 2012
6:17 pm
Heyward’s big day: Brave hits a homer and takes one away
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/03/28/heywards-big-day-brave-hits-a-homer-and-takes-one-away/
richbrave
March 28th, 2012
6:19 pm
Who won and where/when’s the replay? Manual labor all day in the yard. Man, this stuff sux. At 69, my bod is telling me I’m getting too old to be swinging a pick/grubbing ho’ and shovel.
Speakin’ of that anyone ever had a ho’ in their hand? Heh!
Murph
March 28th, 2012
6:21 pm
Any good OF on the Royals that could be had?
richbrave
March 28th, 2012
6:24 pm
MURPH:
jermaine DYE?
Jerry
March 28th, 2012
6:26 pm
I doubt very seriously that lack of motivation is what killed this team in September of last season. A lot of things came together to destroy that team down the stretch. That being said, if this team needs Chipper’s impending retirement to motivate them to excellence, then they should look for other work. Just sayin…
DS1
March 28th, 2012
6:31 pm
richbrave
And it ain’t that fun at 56 either! Wore myself out last Saturday digging up stumps and hauling off the last of the wind damage debris from the yard.
But getting old beats the heck out of the alternative.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:31 pm
Why are we talking about Bobby Abreu?
Kendrys Morales is the fly in the ointment. Albert Pujols and Mark Trumbo are going to split time at 1st base and DH. Vernon Wells, Bobby Abreu, Torii Hunter and Mike Trout are stacked in the outfield. Leaving little to no playing time for Morales.
Dude is there for the taking as he is expendable, and the Angels don’t need his bat.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:33 pm
Why are we talking about Bobby Abreu?
Kendrys Morales is the fly in the ointment. Albert Pujols and Mark Trumbo are going to split time at 1st base and DH. Vernon Wells, Bobby Abreu, Torii Hunter, Peter Bourjos and Mike Trout are stacked in the outfield. Leaving little to no playing time for Morales.
Dude is there for the taking as he is expendable, and the Angels don’t need his bat.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:36 pm
They have a lot of OFers nut still a lot of questions. Wells has the worst contract in baseball, Abrue and Hunter are old as dirt, not sure they are gonna give morales away
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:40 pm
plus Trout has only 4 at bats this spring and possibly headed to AAA to start the season
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:41 pm
Marales hasn’t played since May of 2010, has little value for the Angels and is expendable. Somebody is gonna snatch this guy up and be better for the effort.
DS1
March 28th, 2012
6:41 pm
Coach
I expect to see a lot of Morales in the DH role for the Halos. They’ll be dealing or releasing Abreu I’d guess.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:43 pm
Trout will play for the Angels in 2012, bank on it!
Jerry
March 28th, 2012
6:44 pm
What some of you are discussing about possible signings or trades is an indication of how far this organization has fallen in the last several years. During the run, we made trades for players with good years left in them. Now, we consider has beens and never weres. Sounds too much like the Braves that acquired the likes of Jimmy Wynn, Andy Messersmith, and Bruce Sutter. You can even look at the acquisition of Jeff Reardon in 1992 to see what happens when you pursue retreads. I’d like to see the Braves going after the Crime Dogs and Denny Neagles of the world than the Len Barkers. But I dream. It’s not gonna happen.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:45 pm
DS1
Where is Mark Trumbo gonna play then? He’s ahead of Morales on the Angels Depth chart.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:45 pm
seriously doubt they are gonna dump Morales cheaply, he is a better hitter than most of that group when healthy
Trader Jack
March 28th, 2012
6:46 pm
Abreu is a shell of his former self, not to mention his defense, which was suspect even in his prime
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:47 pm
at some point he-Trout- will. I think he might be hurt now and he had a pretty terrible season last year.
as for Trumbo. he made an awful lot of outs last season, 290 OBP or such. I like Morales better
Jerry
March 28th, 2012
6:48 pm
But getting old beats the heck out of the alternative. DS1
And unfortunately, the alternative even looks pretty good at times.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:48 pm
Seriously doubt Morales has any value to add to the Angels when considering how deep they are.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:49 pm
we’ll see. I’d take him over most of those guys that you mentioned in a heartbeat.
CB
March 28th, 2012
6:49 pm
Abreu is already in disfavor with Angels for complaining about playing time, Morales is a big favorite of the manager. He is not going anywhere.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:51 pm
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:47 pm
at some point he-Trout- will. I think he might be hurt now and he had a pretty terrible season last year.
as for Trumbo. he made an awful lot of outs last season, 290 OBP or such. I like Morales better
>>>>>>
Mark Trumbo in 2011…..29 HR’s 87 RBI .768 OPS and ANYBODY who argues that Morales is more valuable is insane.or just enjoys being wrong.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:53 pm
Wow, all the Angels “experts” have come out of the wood work
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:53 pm
don’t be such a dolt. Morales had a MUCH better year than that b4 he got hurt, and if he is healthy no reason he won’t again. at least he knows how to NOT make outs all the damn time
DS1
March 28th, 2012
6:54 pm
Coach
They are going to move those pieces in and out of the lineup down there to keep as many of them sharp as they can. Obviously Trumbo has shown he is not capable of handling third base, but when you look at the age of their outfield, I think they’d be foolish to deal Trumbo or Morales unless they get a legit third baseman in return.
I’ll be shocked if Morales and Trumbo don’t both get a lot of meaningful AB’s.
Now it’s time to head off to the Jazz pregame show.
Later Braves fans.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:54 pm
well we know one of them ain’t you…
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:55 pm
Bobby Abreu has ZERO value, so I must digress….why would anybody bring his name up in the first place?
DS1
March 28th, 2012
6:56 pm
Coach
So if you are such an Angels expert, how come you are dismissing the upside of Morales. I’ll be you dollars to doughnuts the Angels don’t.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
6:57 pm
Don’t be a complete moron nonothing nolleee. Trumbo is much more valuable than Moalres at this point.
Your turn.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
6:58 pm
I agree Wayne, if they are healthy i think they both will play a good bit. and one way or another Abreu almost has to go if everybody else stays healthy. 9mil is a lot to pay a 5th OFer
DS1
March 28th, 2012
6:58 pm
nolie
It seems he has us all this time. Obviously we don’t understand the intricacies of the game……………..
Nite folks.
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
7:00 pm
I’m not an expert and neither are you. I just pointed out that Abreu has ZERO value and pointed out the potential availability of Kendrys Morales.
Just trying to point the blog in the right direction.
DS1
March 28th, 2012
7:00 pm
Trumbo’s question mark is his bat.
Morales’ question mark is his health.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
7:00 pm
whatever you say coach
DS1
March 28th, 2012
7:01 pm
Coach
Most of the folks talking about Abreu don’t really follow close enough to realize that he isn’t an option. Most of us that do follow such things were not talking up Abreu.
You’re calling out the wrong folks……..
noleee
March 28th, 2012
7:01 pm
yeah and I specified “if healthy” about Morales
Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandango)
March 28th, 2012
7:01 pm
DS1
March 28th, 2012
7:00 pm
Trumbo’s question mark is his bat.
Morales’ question mark is his health.
>>>>
REALLY DUDE? REAAAAALLLYYYYY?
29 HR’s and 87 RBI last year…for absolutely insanity. God this blog is so backwards.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
7:03 pm
and a 290 OBP.., don’t forget that he was an expert at making outs. You musta been a huge Frenchy fan
DS1
March 28th, 2012
7:05 pm
Actually I found two posts that were possibly inquiring about Abreu. And names I did not recognize.
So Coach, you try to make a point about something we agree on. Abreu sucks. But then you go off and state that Morales would be easy to pick up, which just shows your ignorance on the Angels roster.
CB
March 28th, 2012
7:05 pm
DS1, Trumbo has been playing 3rd and is expected to receive a lot of action there. Also will be there RH DH and receive some time in OF. Morales is expected to receive 400-500 AB if health holds up.
DS1
March 28th, 2012
7:06 pm
YES, REALLY!
and as Forest Gump said, “That’s all I have to say about that!”
noleee
March 28th, 2012
7:07 pm
if they wanna give us Morales cheap, I say go for it, but I’m not close enough to the left coast to have a real good idea as to his health
MiaBchBravesFan
March 28th, 2012
7:10 pm
Bill, Bobby Abreu, at this stage of the game, is a DH. He is a cadaver in the OF, and Matt Diaz is a WAAAY better fielder than Abreu – which is saying quite a lot about Bobby’s decline.
noleee
March 28th, 2012
7:10 pm
hated that movie
noleee
March 28th, 2012
7:11 pm
Abreu hi6 118 and 104 OPS+ the last two seasons, but he needs an AL team
CB
March 28th, 2012
7:13 pm
nolie, “The Killing” will come back Sunday if you are not aware. 2 hour premiere
noleee
March 28th, 2012
7:14 pm
yup CB, I been awaitin’ but thanx
MiaBchBravesFan
March 28th, 2012
7:19 pm
It is piteous that we need to scour the waiver wires at the end of ST for an upright LF who can at least hit .250 and not trip himself in the OF or kill Bourn in the alley. Not… one… single… serviceable… OF… in… the… ENTIRE… organization… that can fill the spot. Diaz for a whole season is a pipe dream on par with Chipper’s good health in 2012 – just a dream.