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nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
hospitals and treatment rooms have become great distribution centers of infections. anybody who considers having non-lifesaving surgery should think twice B4 doing it
The A Bomb
June 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
Remember — Heyward is 22 in this THIRD full season of MLB….
Only a handful of players recently can say that — Griffey, ARod, Yount, Cedeno off the top of my head.
He’s in elite company already.
Bat Masterson
June 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
his mechanics went into disarray from the injuries more than anything else
Well yeah, I know he did get back to taking a lot of walks by the end of the season. What I meant was when he was guessing, cheating, whatever it was trying to hit.
George Stein
June 20th, 2012
7:21 pm
No doubt, A Bomb. He was out of this world in 2010 and very average last year. Ws on pace for a superstar year now.
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:21 pm
that was because his mechanics were screwed up due to the injury.can be really tough to notice though it seems like it wouldn’t, and even tuffer to cure. the human reaction to stress is to return to the way one is comfortable with even if it is wrong.
Bat Masterson
June 20th, 2012
7:22 pm
In that respect, Bat, Heyward still isn’t there. He isn’t walking (though he takes good ABs) nearly as much as he did two years ago.
He was walking more earlier. He had a stretch with 10, or 11 walks in 10 games I think. I think scoots had it right the other day when he said Heyward wants to hit. The more he hits the more carefully he will be pitched and I would imagine he will take his walks.
Bat Masterson
June 20th, 2012
7:25 pm
that was because his mechanics were screwed up due to the injury.
Yeah, I guess what I was trying to say was, Heyward’s good eye at the plate was not doing him any good if he was swinging early to try and catch up. :shrug:
George
June 20th, 2012
7:25 pm
Excellent win, fun game to watch. YANKEE STADIUM on a warm day makes CIN ballpark seem huge. JASON will never be a high ave hitter, but if he continues to play like he has lately I would be more than happy with a .250 ave.
George Stein
June 20th, 2012
7:26 pm
I wish I knew enough about mechanics to see that stuff.
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:27 pm
ok, I get it, I’m kinda dense tonight, sugar acting up last coupla days
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:27 pm
whoops, George….you forgot to mention FREDI
George Stein
June 20th, 2012
7:27 pm
I sure as hell hope so, Bat.
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:28 pm
I forgive you, nolie
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:29 pm
hard to notice just watching a game on tv George, need lots of video and some experience ideally.
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:30 pm
thank you Jeffrey…..
George Stein
June 20th, 2012
7:31 pm
I think, for this year, Heyward should shoot for .275/.360/.475. If he does that and continues to provide elite defense, he will be just fine.
George
June 20th, 2012
7:32 pm
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:27 pm
whoops, George….you forgot to mention FREDI
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He had nothing to do with it, but now that you mention it he could have DHed CHIPPER, CHIPPER could have used a couple of long ones on this HR DAY.
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:32 pm
I’m sure he is “shooting” for the best he can do
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:32 pm
I’m sure he is “shooting” for the best he can do
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:32 pm
I got your back
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:33 pm
ew, double post?? Now I don’t. How embarrassing
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:33 pm
why an I getting all these cab-like double posts lately? I’m really not THAT desperate to pad my stats
DS1
June 20th, 2012
7:33 pm
Nice win this afternoon! Hope this will calm the fears of some Braves fans that we can’t win the big game from time to time.
Nice to see some power coming out of the lineup too. Would be nice if we could take the weekend series from the Red Sox.
George
June 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
nolie I just ment how many HRs were hit today.
George Stein
June 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
Touché, nolie.
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
hit 5 or 6 homers every game and we have a shot at it DS1
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
could become the most exciting Brave since a young Chipper
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Are other NL teams playing an AL team twice? I thought interleague in the past was just 1 series and then you’re done with that team (except when they had “natural rivalries”)
DS1
June 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
George
Jason is already at 262/340/480. I’d love to see him get those numbers up to 280/375/500 or so. (or higher?)
Actually, if we can stay healthy and keep from having multiple players from going into a funk at the same time, we’ll be OK.
But a Willingham or Headley would sure help a lot.
Best of luck BB on your upcoming TJ surgery. You’ll be missed.
cricket
June 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
ew, double post?? Now I don’t. How embarrassing
obviously Fredi’s fault
DS1
June 20th, 2012
7:39 pm
nolie
I’d settle for 3-4 dingers per game, personally………..
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:40 pm
obviously Fredi’s fault
I had a so-so afternoon date today. Also Fredi’s fault.
ChattTownBrian
June 20th, 2012
7:41 pm
It’s funny reading the Yankee fans comments after losing two in a row. Hey, their manager the dumbest person alive, too according to those fans. He can’t use a pen correctly and takes out starters either too soon of keeps them in too long.
And no, this doesn’t mean I’m suddenly a Fredi fan. I ain’t. But it just shows managers can’t please the fans on most nights.
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:42 pm
not that its a guarantee or anything, but Delgado and Teheran seem to have “safer” deliveries…..
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:43 pm
Brian – I think you’re going to see comments like that regardles of the team. I think for years people have always vented (aka overreacted) to poor performance, but the internet has allowed people to be more vocal in these emotions.
NickB
June 20th, 2012
7:43 pm
see, it’s one thing for casual fans to get mad at the Mgr when they lose, but it’s something else entirely when even the hardcore stat geeks and Sabre junky’s think the Mgr is bad.
Fredi is epically bad, win or lose
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 20th, 2012
7:43 pm
There should be another game on, now…
Day Games Before Off Days (DGBOD) are annoying…good thing we won!…
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:43 pm
as I have said many times, every team’s blog/board sounds exactly the same. It is not about the real talent, it is about the kinds of posters
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:43 pm
as I have said many times, every team’s blog/board sounds exactly the same. It is not about the real talent, it is about the kinds of posters
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:44 pm
CAB’ing it again
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:45 pm
I guess I am drinking doubles all night tonight….
keylargo
June 20th, 2012
7:45 pm
Lots of y’all will spend more money on supper but not eat as well as I just did.
Freshly baked Cuban bread and Black Beans with rice with onions. Fresh Corn I schucked an hour ago. Chilled Mangoes I cut up just before we sat down. The type of satisfaction that doesn’t require movement for a half hour.
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:45 pm
I think I need a new mouse. too much scrollin’ has worn the poor thang out I guess….
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
Lots of y’all will spend more money on supper but not eat as well as I just did.
I bought an almost expired sub from Kroger for $1.99
Bat Masterson
June 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
Bat — Funny. But that’s why they need to lock him up now.
Same with Freeman. Same with Prado. Same with Kimbrel. Future core. _ The A Bomb
Can’t see it with Kimbrel, not yet. The others? How is that going to go down?
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
awful lotta carbs thar KL
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:46 pm
Actually bought 2…1 for dinner, 1 for lunch at work tomorrow
ChattTownBrian
June 20th, 2012
7:47 pm
nolie, yeah you can say that again and I have also said the same that all teams sites have idiots roaming. Very tough crowds.
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:48 pm
Kroger is still in business????
DS1
June 20th, 2012
7:48 pm
$1.99 lunch and dinner! A man after my own heart!!
Frankie Wren
June 20th, 2012
7:49 pm
Announcers ever mention anything about the young girl hit by foul ball today?
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:49 pm
Kroger just opened this mega store a quarter mile from my house. I hope they’re still in business!
Venice Jim
June 20th, 2012
7:49 pm
Well I really had a ball last night
I held all the pretty boys tight
I was feelin’ single, postin’ double
Wound up in a whole lotta trouble
But today I’ll face the big fight
But I really had a ball last night
ChattTownBrian
June 20th, 2012
7:49 pm
Fredi sucks!
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:50 pm
carnies don’t get paid all that much IIRC
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:50 pm
$1.99 lunch and dinner! A man after my own heart!!
Did you miss my last post? $20 on an unfruitful date
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:51 pm
We don’t, but I’m doing summer carnival so I’ll get an extra $2000ish added to my annual salary. whooooo!
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:51 pm
didn’t have you pegged as an Emmylou fan VJ
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:52 pm
so up to 12thou now huh?
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:53 pm
Pretty much…..
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:54 pm
Factor in that I work 30 miles away frm where I live and I’m practically paying them to let me work
cricket
June 20th, 2012
7:54 pm
don’t blame internet. fact is there are millions of people more capable to handle MLB manager’s job than the current list of managers except Maddon (bow to the geniusest) and former manager Francona (red sox epic fail not his fault in the least!!)…
–sarcasm (for the benefit of “a fan”)
keylargo
June 20th, 2012
7:54 pm
We have a Winn Dixie still. It may be the original bankruptcy food, but they’re still open
David O'Brien
June 20th, 2012
7:54 pm
GAME STORY
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/06/20/braves-hit-five-hrs-two-by-j-hey-in-10-5-win-over-yankees/
DS1
June 20th, 2012
7:55 pm
jeffrey
I missed the “$20 date” post. Sorry.
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:56 pm
We have a Winn Dixie still. It may be the original bankruptcy food, but they’re still open
We used to have one of those. My stepbrother was a butcher there. But they went bankrupt and now it’s a mega church
cricket
June 20th, 2012
7:58 pm
personally i don’t like our carnival minders depending on 1.99$ expiring sandwiches
nolie
June 20th, 2012
7:58 pm
I like Winn Dixie. They have some pretty good pre-made salads at the Deli up here. a spinach antipasta and a chicken chipolte ,they have some pretty good meatball and spinach lasagne, Italian Seafood Salad, and they actually bake real turkey breasts if you like the real stuff instead of the pressed high sodium stuff
jeffrey d
June 20th, 2012
7:59 pm
Well I can afford more expensive sandwiches
cricket
June 20th, 2012
8:00 pm
who’s the new butcher?
ok, i am sorry already
nolie
June 20th, 2012
8:01 pm
if so go to Publix and have em make just what you want. I recommend the Italian sub with Kraft Greek Vinaigrette
cricket
June 20th, 2012
8:04 pm
why is it that american homes have most expensive, best equipped kitchens in the world but least amount of home cooking activity?
keylargo
June 20th, 2012
8:05 pm
Our Winn Dixie has a great Roast Pork Plate that I usually get plantains and Macaronni with. As close to BBQ Pork I can get down here. Plantains are really good but most people think they are fried banannas, Good, healthy food though.
Woody Woodward
June 20th, 2012
8:07 pm
Stopped in Napa on the way back from ATL. Had local oysters and a nice glass of local white wine. It’s Italian tonight.
Watch it on those mangoes, key largo, too many may require movement.
Bat Masterson
June 20th, 2012
8:09 pm
Publix key lime pie. I bought a half of one three days ago. Its gone now.
cricket
June 20th, 2012
8:11 pm
When asked about Maddon’s contention that many pitchers have pine tar on their gloves, Johnson replied: “My only comment to them is just read the rule book.”
And then when asked what he thought of Maddon and his comments that the Nationals were “cowardly” and pulled “a chickens*** move” by calling the umpires’ attention to Peralta’s glove, Johnson told Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com: “I don’t know him that well, but I thought he was a weird wuss anyways.”
Venice Jim
June 20th, 2012
8:12 pm
Elite Hotel is a fine album – and not just because of the cover picture…
NickB
June 20th, 2012
8:13 pm
@ woody woodward
lol, “if at first you don’t succeed. eat fruit!!”
keylargo
June 20th, 2012
8:13 pm
Woody – Every now and then I’ll get a big quantity of Mangoes, skin them and cut out the core. I then freeze them and they are wonderful to make a smoothy after a workout in the morning. I just put about 50/50% ice cubes and mangos and they are fantastic to cool down and quinch thirst.
Venice Jim
June 20th, 2012
8:14 pm
I am eating a salad from Bristol Farms (a somewhat higher end grocery store out this way), which was originally lunch and is now a snack as I await the final student of the day…
richbrave
June 20th, 2012
8:14 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
GWINNETT
G-Men down 3-0 early to INDIANAPOLIS
MISSISSIPPI
Scheduled day-off
LYNCHBURG
Scheduled day-off
ROME
Scheduled day-off
DANVILLE D-BRAVES down early to the ELIZABETHTON club 2-0
GSL-ORLANDO
G-BRAVES best PHILLIES 9-6
DSL
Scheduled day-off
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 20th, 2012
8:14 pm
Publix key lime pie. I bought a half of one three days ago. Its gone now.
Wow, 3 days? Took too long… In my family (and BMac’s) house, it’s gone within 24 hours!
Woody Woodward
June 20th, 2012
8:14 pm
Re: Agnew and nattering nabobs. 1968 Humphrey Campaign commercial that targets Agnew as nixon’s running mate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=910ZG2qI3z0&sns=em
Woody Woodward
June 20th, 2012
8:17 pm
Sounds good key. Mango season in Hawaii is really something. Different varieties, everybody with their favorite. Same in your neighborhood?
keylargo
June 20th, 2012
8:22 pm
No Woody, most of them come from Homestead. They feed half of America with food they grow up there. They come into season twice a year.
cricket
June 20th, 2012
8:26 pm
best testing mangoes – RATNAGIRI HAPUS (Alphonso)
unfortunately, imported from India, they cost about $5 / mango if one is able to buy at all
usnavyvolfaninva
June 20th, 2012
8:28 pm
A Bomb,
And barring injury, death, etc, Brice Harper will be 21 in his third season, I believe.
Woody Woodward
June 20th, 2012
8:29 pm
Wow. Lots for a mango, cricket. I’ll keep an eye out though. Thanks!
usnavyvolfaninva
June 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
WW,
One of my all-time favorites was the daisy ad (the original one)
Woody Woodward
June 20th, 2012
8:33 pm
A good one, usnavy. From 1964. It ran but once (which was enough.)
usnavyvolfaninva
June 20th, 2012
8:34 pm
yeah, when I say it’s one of my fav’s, it’s not necessarily that I liked it. They tried to revive it in the 2000 campaign (Bush), but the ad was ultimately disapproved.
Woody Woodward
June 20th, 2012
8:36 pm
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1964/peace-little-girl-daisy#3983
Johnson’s VoiceOver is really something on the end of it. Btw, if you like political biography, Robert Caro’s latest volume on LBJ is a spellbinder.
cricket
June 20th, 2012
8:39 pm
show this news item to bullies in school to stop bullying –
MADISON, S.D. (AP) — From the moment 73-year-old Carl Ericsson rang his old high school classmate’s doorbell in January, verified the man’s identity and then shot him dead, the question had been what prompted him to confront a man he hadn’t even spoken to in years.
The startling answer, a prosecutor said Friday, was a 1950s locker room humiliation that festered in Ericsson’s mind for a half-century.
“He said that a jockstrap was put on his head,” Kenneth Meyer said. “It’s the only thing he’s ever mentioned in talking to law enforcement.”
usnavyvolfaninva
June 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
I started playing it on U-TUbe, and my daughter, naturally curious, came over to see what I was watching.
Woody Woodward
June 20th, 2012
8:42 pm
Dang, cricket. One more thing for the secret service to worry about with Romney, that ol’ practical joker.
usnavyvolfaninva
June 20th, 2012
8:42 pm
Never was really into LBJ….did visit Johnson City, TX about 17 years ago. My wife’s a texan, so I’m sure she’s much more knowledgable about LBJ than I.
Coach Joe
June 20th, 2012
8:43 pm
My 15 year old son just had his second kidney transplant her in new orleans,la. and got a staff infection in his central IV…. so i hear you Nolie.
tv story on my son at WWL.TV.COM.
Listen to alot of radio games at the hospital the past two weeks. AT BAT 12 is the app on my android phone. $12.00 for every game every day.every team.. life saver in the hospital…nice to listen to back to back defeats of the might Yankees. son home now… doing good.
Go Braves.. will be in Atlanta for Peachtree Road race and Cubs games. Can’t wait.. Need a break.
MFin04
June 20th, 2012
8:45 pm
I don’t think I can watch a series in Fenway, that ballpark is a joke. I keep watching the Marlins/Red Sox score and it is like 2 runs every inning….
Venice Jim
June 20th, 2012
8:45 pm
Big Papi with a grand slam against the Marlins. Hopefully the Red Sox are getting the scoring out of their system…
usnavyvolfaninva
June 20th, 2012
8:46 pm
Coach Joe….
My prayers for your son. Lived in NOLA in the early ’90s. There for the May 8th flood in ‘95.