Tell us what you think about the site
Customer Care »
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
AJC Services
Sections
Other Editions
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
2,709 comments Add your comment
Powderfinger
June 22nd, 2012
11:01 am
Efrim—Couldn’t agree more about JJ. I really believe tonight’s game will have a huge impact on the rest of the season (win or lose)…
jeffrey d
June 22nd, 2012
11:01 am
Funny about garlic, just the other morning my wife commented as I was getting out of bed, that I needed to re-evaluate my use of garlic…
The other day I found out the hard way that you should always brush your teeth before putting on one of those masks to mow the yard
TennesseePaul
June 22nd, 2012
11:03 am
not sure we have as much to spend as some are lead to believe.
That’s true. With Chipper’s $13M, Lowes $10M, Bourn’s $7M, Jair’s $5.5M, EOF’s $2.5M, Diaz’s ~$1M, Hinske’s $1.5M, Wilson’s $1M, Durbin’s $0.9M, and Livan’s $0.75M (total $43M) coming off the books, and then raises to players, coupled with the annual “increase in salary” the Braves will only have about $1M to $2M to fill needs in CF, LF and bullpen. It’ll be real tight this coming off-season. The team should probably trade its remaining best players while they still have value so as to acquire good young minor leaguers.
The Knack
June 22nd, 2012
11:03 am
efrim I think all in all, the 10 players that we will presumably have under contract next year will run us between 55-60 million(Uggla, McCann, Hudson, Prado, O’Flaherty, Hanson, Heyward, Venters, Medlen, and Martinez).
i wouldnt be too sure about o’flarety. he might be making a bit too much for a middle reliever. could be traded.
TennesseePaul
June 22nd, 2012
11:03 am
I really believe tonight’s game will have a huge impact on the rest of the season (win or lose)…
Potential inward facing statement game?
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
11:04 am
Dusty?
Frankie Wren
June 22nd, 2012
11:04 am
Giants, D-Backs, Cardinals, Mets, Marlins, and yes Phillies. These are the teams you should keep daily interest on right now regarding competition for the Braves to make the playoffs. Unless FW pulls a steal again and lands someone like Dempster, these Braves are good enough to make the playoffs. As a wildcard team. The Nats have staying power and IMO they will win this division. Their pitching from top to bottom just is too much for the Braves to overcome as division leaders. They have just enough hitting that will sustain them and win a close division race. They are not going to have a nice season and fade away, they are legit. Harper being called up was instrumental and infused that club with confidence that has gets stronger daily. Werth goes out, Zimmerman on the DL and that guy did the impossible of giving them attitude and instilling a winning belief. I don’t care if he ends up hitting .250 the remainder of the year, he is a huge reason where they are right now.
With that said, the Braves are a solid team regardless of how the first 3 months have played out. Like the others, if they stay healthy, good things will happen regardless of the Beachy situation. IMO, they get in as one of the wildcard teams barely. The other being either D Backs or Giants from the West or the Cardinals. Mets will continue to improve but that will be the team that slides late in this division, not the Nationals. Marlins can’t count out but a team I see with huge talent and a Tin Man’s heart. Phillies always lurking but too much is going on and this suspension last week, just another obstacle in a reallly difficult season.
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
11:05 am
Potential inward facing statement game?
Nerd
jeffrey d
June 22nd, 2012
11:05 am
Yeah, half my yard is dirt. I’ve been saving up and looking at landscapers to get an idea of what to do, but the last place I talked to said there was a $5000 minimum.
click, dial tone
cricket
June 22nd, 2012
11:06 am
he couldn’t “provide” for his family.
only if he is supporting Latrell Sprewell’s family
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 22nd, 2012
11:06 am
Big few starts here for Jair before the break. Him, and the Braves. If he can pitch well – then they may think twice about going out and getting a starter. If he stinks up the joint, they are definitely going to acquire a starter.
Or if he stinks it up, they get a RP and move Medlen into the pen…. I still think we’re more likely to go for a starter though, so I do agree with you.
Mac has been without a doubt one of the best offensive catchers in baseball the past few years. But even though his numbers as a catcher have been impressive, they aren’t numbers that will land him in the top offensive categories of ALL players year after year. Move Mac. Pick up a corner outfielder who can match his offensive numbers through trade or FA. It doesn’t matter where the offense comes from as long as it comes.
While I don’t think we need to or should trade Mac, I can understand your point. As long as we have someone capable at the catcher position, I don’t mind if they’re gonna be a Silver Slugger or not. We can find offense at other positions. I mean, look at Uggla. He’s our power guy and he plays 2nd base. Martin produces more natural numbers for 2B but yet he plays LF…. it all balances out.
CaptMudd
June 22nd, 2012
11:07 am
One tooth actually chipped at the plate……so I struck out; on my last visit.
Efrim
June 22nd, 2012
11:07 am
It’ll be real tight this coming off-season. The team should probably trade its remaining best players while they still have value so as to acquire good young minor leaguers.
Hah! I think EOF is going to stick around at around 3.5 million. Like I said, 55-60 million for 10 players – Uggla, McCann, Hudson, Prado, O’Flaherty, Heyward, Hanson, Venters, Medlen and Martinez. They’ll have money to work with, but I don’t see them handing Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels 25 million a year…..
cricket
June 22nd, 2012
11:08 am
i wouldn’t concede the division just yet
Efrim
June 22nd, 2012
11:08 am
Giants, D-Backs, Cardinals, Mets, Marlins, and yes Phillies.
I think there are really just four teams out of it in the National League – San Diego, Colorado, Houston and Chicago.
Frankie Wren
June 22nd, 2012
11:09 am
JJ is walking into a lion’s den tonight. The fan in me is hoping he can through 6 giving up 3 or 4 runs, but the realist saying he get’s lit up for 3 or 4 bombs. This could get ugly quick.
Jeff R
June 22nd, 2012
11:09 am
I’m still guessing the Braves choose to pick up McCann’s option for ‘13. I think management will see how McCann’s health holds up and how he produces through much of ‘13 before deciding on a contract offer.
I’d be very surprised if the Braves traded McCann unless it’s obvious that either McCann and the Braves aren’t going to come to terms in ‘13.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 22nd, 2012
11:09 am
i wouldnt be too sure about o’flarety. he might be making a bit too much for a middle reliever. could be traded.
Wouldn’t they just non-tender him after the season???
Besides, what’s with all the Mac contract talk? It’s 1.5 years away? Somewhere, I hear crying….
Frankie Wren
June 22nd, 2012
11:09 am
get through 6 that is
Powderfinger
June 22nd, 2012
11:09 am
TennesseePaul
“Potential inward facing statement game?”
That whole concept hurts my brain, if I even understand it…
CaptMudd
June 22nd, 2012
11:11 am
McCann and O’flaberty share a special bond.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 22nd, 2012
11:12 am
JJ is walking into a lion’s den tonight. The fan in me is hoping he can through 6 giving up 3 or 4 runs, but the realist saying he get’s lit up for 3 or 4 bombs. This could get ugly quick.
Me too. The realist has him going only 4 innings, but I’m hoping for 6. Would be nice to see him turn it around.
I’d be very surprised if the Braves traded McCann unless it’s obvious that either McCann and the Braves aren’t going to come to terms in ‘13.
Even then I’d be surprised…. you don’t trade your starting catcher unless you have a can’t miss hitting machine behind him. We don’t. Unless we’re well out of it, I don’t see it happening. Take the draft pick(?) in the draft instead.
Efrim
June 22nd, 2012
11:13 am
I’m still guessing the Braves choose to pick up McCann’s option for ‘13.
Holy hell, of course they are. You can’t base the guy on 70 games, or even 90 games stretching back to September 1st. He’s still better than most catchers in the sport and is easily worth the 12 million.
cricket
June 22nd, 2012
11:14 am
McCann and O’flaberty share a special bond.
wasn’t it EOF that ate the biggest steak among all players when they went to some restaurant last year?
cricket
June 22nd, 2012
11:15 am
6.1 inn. 4 runs for JJJ. braves win 6-4
DAP
June 22nd, 2012
11:15 am
theonlybravesfan wouldnt be too sure about o’flarety. he might be making a bit too much for a middle reliever. could be traded.
Wouldn’t they just non-tender him after the season???
they wouldnt need to non tender him. he is good enough that someone will want him, just not sure the braves want to nearly double his salary to pitch the 7th inning.
Fish Bisch
June 22nd, 2012
11:18 am
JJJ will have a perfect game tonight.
TennesseePaul
June 22nd, 2012
11:19 am
I don’t see them handing Josh Hamilton or Cole Hamels 25 million a year
I don’t see that anyway. Hamilton is getting up there in the years. This isn’t the late 90’s early 00’s. Players don’t get better and better after their 30th birthday.
Hamels… I don’t see them in on any player commanding a massive deal, though I would think Hamels is closer to a possibility than Hamilton in the line of impossibilities.
George
June 22nd, 2012
11:21 am
Was HERANDEZ really cut fir stealing cupcakes? If I remember he did some good work for us before the really bad day when FREDI left him in the game to long.
Efrim
June 22nd, 2012
11:21 am
It is possible that they trade O’Flaherty, and I wouldn’t be against that. But they do have money to play with and if they think they can fit him in there payroll – then maybe they keep him.
CaptMudd
June 22nd, 2012
11:22 am
Newsflash……..They are calling for periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms in Boston tonight—high humidity of course.
cricket
June 22nd, 2012
11:24 am
i don’t see them keeping set up guy for 3.5 mil even if they have some money. closer – yes, not set up guy.
Bat Masterson
June 22nd, 2012
11:24 am
Was HERANDEZ really cut fir stealing cupcakes?
Probably wouldn’t have been that big of a deal but they had sprinkles on them. Big no no
jeffrey d
June 22nd, 2012
11:24 am
No, George
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 22nd, 2012
11:25 am
Newsflash……..They are calling for periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms in Boston tonight—high humidity of course.
Maybe we won’t get to see JJ???
John A.
June 22nd, 2012
11:26 am
I’ve been a Chipper fan for many years, but I don’t get why he thought himself too good to go for an extended rehab. By him opting to take that stance he not only has hurt himself (not physically) but has hurt the team.
Efrim
June 22nd, 2012
11:26 am
It’s not getting cancelled. Patches of rain, but they’ll get it in.
cricket
June 22nd, 2012
11:27 am
BMW – ultimate driving machine – won’t even hit (or land on) non-luxury cars
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/22/12355943-bmw-misses-parking-spot-lands-on-jaguar-mercedes?lite
Murph
June 22nd, 2012
11:28 am
If JJ should falter, does Fredi leave him in to take his lumps, almost as if he’s being punished and shown that there’s a reason for his demotion, or does he take him out, hoping to minimize the damage in case, by some miracle, JJ could be traded before the deadline?
I’d guess that they leave him in to get pummeled, then, almost as an “I told you so”, send him down and bring up Teheran.
Efrim
June 22nd, 2012
11:28 am
i don’t see them keeping set up guy for 3.5 mil even if they have some money. closer – yes, not set up guy.
I could see him traded, for sure. A team with a larger payroll will gladly pay EOF 3.5 million.
George
June 22nd, 2012
11:30 am
Bat Masterson
June 22nd, 2012
11:24 am
Those darn sprinkles.
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
11:31 am
jeffrey, what kind of lawn do you have? Fescue or Bremuda?
cricket
June 22nd, 2012
11:31 am
yes, even braves would keep EOF if they had 20 – 30 mil more
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
11:32 am
I am going to ignore you today George, OK?
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 22nd, 2012
11:33 am
I’d guess that they leave him in to get pummeled, then, almost as an “I told you so”, send him down and bring up Teheran.
Nah, no manager would do that… that hurts the team more than JJ, imo…
jeffrey d
June 22nd, 2012
11:36 am
Fescue
cricket
June 22nd, 2012
11:36 am
your have lawn? hope your community has contract with pooprints.com
CaptMudd
June 22nd, 2012
11:42 am
Thanks for the reassurance @Efrim; indeed, you saved me a call to Theo Epstein on that one.
CaptMudd
June 22nd, 2012
11:44 am
Would it be fitting to call Uggs, “The Greek God of Walks.” Suggestions??
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 22nd, 2012
11:45 am
jeffrey d Fescue
Lucky…we only have that in the back…
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
11:46 am
You’ve tried aerating and reseeding? Fescue is fairly easy to upkeep…
My lawn is Bremuda and had a similar problem last summer, mostly dust. Got the usual quotes fro resodding, (three grand) said bleep that and did it myself.
Sod cutter – $70
2 pallets of sod – $300
1 bottle of advil – $8
green, thick looking lawn – priceless
David O'Brien
June 22nd, 2012
11:46 am
Bukowski Tavern near Fenway, grilled cheese with jalapeno and chorizo, and a side of hush puppies also with jalapeno and chorizo in them. Wowzers. Possibly the best grilled cheese I’ve ever consumed. And with Bruce Springsteen’s “The River” playing in its entirety at high volume on the restaurant stereo.
http://yfrog.com/odpllibj
David O'Brien
June 22nd, 2012
11:47 am
Against tonight’s BoSox starter Jon Lester, Uggla is 2-for-5 with a homer and Matt Diaz is 2-for-6 (they’re the only Braves with more than three at-bats against him).
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 22nd, 2012
11:48 am
DOB: You have me trying to eat my screen…. thanks a lot!
George Stein
June 22nd, 2012
11:49 am
Bukowski Tavern near Fenway, grilled cheese with jalapeno and chorizo, and a side of hush puppies also with jalapeno and chorizo in them. Wowzers. Possibly the best grilled cheese I’ve ever consumed. And with Bruce Springsteen’s “The River” playing in its entirety at high volume on the restaurant stereo.
Ain’t nothing wrong with that.
CaptMudd
June 22nd, 2012
11:49 am
@John A…..The idea is to get back as soon as it’s feasible–medically–he was given a clearance I’m sure……specifically, John, what did he do wrong?
jeffrey d
June 22nd, 2012
11:51 am
Lucky…we only have that in the back…
Did you not see the part where I said my lawn is 50% dirt?
Fish Bisch
June 22nd, 2012
11:51 am
How much did that sandwich cost? No more than $3.00 I hope.
Bat Masterson
June 22nd, 2012
11:53 am
Statement grilled Cheese
Spicy
Sopheee
June 22nd, 2012
11:53 am
Fescue grows too quickly. Always wanted Bermuda.
jeffrey d
June 22nd, 2012
11:54 am
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t know what it is. The front yard is all dirt with a few weeds. Then there’s trees and a hill, then there’s grass next to the street.
Bat Masterson
June 22nd, 2012
11:55 am
Did you not see the part where I said my lawn is 50% dirt?
I know where you can get a good deal on one where its mostly sand.
jeffrey d
June 22nd, 2012
11:56 am
ooh that’d be fun…kind of like a beach
Bat Masterson
June 22nd, 2012
11:58 am
Exactly
CaptMudd
June 22nd, 2012
11:59 am
Preview of menu items available @DOB…..Dining Out in Boston….Go Braves!!!!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 22nd, 2012
11:59 am
How much did that sandwich cost? No more than $3.00 I hope.
I know, it’s such a small thing.
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
12:00 pm
What’s the size of the blade?
Soph, you would want Zoysia then. Stays dormant longer and grows very slowly…Think Mac trying to score form 1st.
jeffrey d
June 22nd, 2012
12:00 pm
okay, headed out…if you’re in Gwinnett my band’s playing at Fernando’s Mexican Restaurant tonight
CaptMudd
June 22nd, 2012
12:01 pm
Addendum…..And we got to ‘tip our hats’ to the young chef, the sandwich is part of a process…etc.
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
12:01 pm
Wait, are we aloud to talk landscaping?
Go Barves!
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
12:02 pm
Break a leg!
Arkansas Transplant
June 22nd, 2012
12:02 pm
I wouldn’t be against moving EOF by this year’s trading deadline if we could use him as an addition in a trade to improve us for the future. We have quite a few options in the pen, but it would all depend on the circumstance.
Sopheee
June 22nd, 2012
12:03 pm
Hope you have a nice turnout, jeffrey.
Sopheee
June 22nd, 2012
12:05 pm
Zoysia looks nice.
Fescue’s great and all but it feels like the grass is a foot tall the day after the lawn is mowed.
Arkansas Transplant
June 22nd, 2012
12:08 pm
Zoysia is definitely nice, but Bermuda is quite easily the best all-round choice for maintenance purposes.
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
12:08 pm
Yeah, but grows very well in the shade…which means alot of trees in your yard and not as hot, which would suit me just fine…
cricket
June 22nd, 2012
12:09 pm
are we aloud to talk landscaping?
only if you keep it down
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
12:10 pm
Not so, Bermuda is almost classified as a weed, as it is very invasive…and just does not tolerate shade at all…
haggard
June 22nd, 2012
12:12 pm
jeffrey d
After the show, keep an eye on the rearview for groupies. Think Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous”.
Fish Bisch
June 22nd, 2012
12:12 pm
What’s the deal with manscaping?
Arkansas Transplant
June 22nd, 2012
12:13 pm
Talking landscape makes me think of this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZa7hU6tP_s
Ease, that’s true about Bermuda in the shade but it will grow just about anywhere else including on rocks.
haggard
June 22nd, 2012
12:14 pm
My gametime sandwich of choice tonight, big series and all: Publix Italian, nolie style.
See ya’ll for the game…..
Arkansas Transplant
June 22nd, 2012
12:17 pm
Guess everyone is watching the video.. sure did slow down in here.
haggard
June 22nd, 2012
12:17 pm
“And fall on my face in somebody’s new mowed lawn”- John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful from my oldest brothers’s “The Very Best Of The Lovin’ Spoonful
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
12:17 pm
AT, yes and in flower beds, gardens, cracks in the driveway, etc…like I said, very invasive…
Arkansas Transplant
June 22nd, 2012
12:18 pm
probably shouldn’t have posted that, it can kind of stick with you all day.
richbrave
June 22nd, 2012
12:19 pm
DOWN ON THE DAEM
DSL
To finish off our sweep of the minor’sd play from yesterday, the BLUE JAYS destroy the BSL-BRAVES 11-3.
3B JOHAN CAMARGO [.333 BA] 1-2, 1 2B [1], 1 BB, 1 SO.
DH VICTOR REYES [.293 BA] 1-3, 1 SO, 1 SB [3].
CF JOSE MORAL [.205 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B [2].
C ALEX De La CRUZ [.265 BA] 1-2, 1 R.
LF IOSIF BERNAL [.265 BA] 2-3, 1 2B [4], 2 RBI [8], 1 SO.
RHSP RICHARD PAULINO [L 1-1, 10.80 ERA] 1.1 IP, 2 H, 6 R/ER, 2 BB.
RHRP VICK CONSTANZO [12.27 ERA] 2.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO. Sux! VICK allows all three inherited runners to score. Sux!
RHRP AHMED CABALLERO [5.06 ERA] 2.0 IP, 4 H, zeros, 1 SO.
AHMED gives up four base knocks, but scatters them, and combined with zero walks, he puts out the fire started by the previous ” pitchers.”
RHRP ENRIQUE MEDINA [0.00 ERA] 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 SO. Nice close.
And that’s a wrap for June 21.
Fred
June 22nd, 2012
12:22 pm
DOB,I agree with what you said about players taking significantly more money via free agency. That’s why I was annoyed by people who criticized Glavine for signing with the Mets. If someone in another state offered me significantly more money for a similar position, I would accept that if my wife agreed to the move.
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
12:23 pm
haggard, Lovin Spoonful is part of Woodstock’s (Ga) summer concert series…Might venture out to catch them…
richbrave
June 22nd, 2012
12:23 pm
Arkansas Transplant
June 22nd, 2012
12:13 pm
Talking landscape makes me think of this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZa7hU6tP_s
Ease, that’s true about Bermuda in the shade but it will grow just about anywhere else including on rocks.
And into flower beds and borders. Almost anywhere you want or don’t want it. With roots three feet deep, it’s almost impossible to kill with Round-up. You must apply to the affected area three years hand-running to rid yourself of the pesky stuff. Needless to say, everything you do want is dead too!
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 22nd, 2012
12:26 pm
Wow AT, nice song…. gotta show it to my dad…
richbrave
June 22nd, 2012
12:29 pm
haggard:
My reference last week regarding JIMMY CLANTON made be break out my wax for the first time in a decade. Listening to “VENUS IN BLUEJEANS.”
Next JOHNNY TILLOTSON,” POETRY IN MOTION.”
Arkansas Transplant
June 22nd, 2012
12:29 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan, glad you enjoyed it. I sent it to my dad a couple of years ago. Pretty funny stuff.
Ease
June 22nd, 2012
12:30 pm
Covering the affected area with landscape cloth will kill it in about three to four weeks.
Without killing everything.
B_F 54
June 22nd, 2012
12:31 pm
John Sebastian and The Pousette-Dart Band is playing in Lowell Ma this summer hope to go John Mayall for shure
Bat Masterson
June 22nd, 2012
12:31 pm
Talking landscape makes me think of this song.
Okay, that made me laugh.
Sopheee
June 22nd, 2012
12:32 pm
Trees in the backyard so no Bermuda for me then.
richbrave
June 22nd, 2012
12:32 pm
Had no idea BOOTS RANDOLPH was on sax, and FLOYD CRAMER on the ivories.
richbrave
June 22nd, 2012
12:33 pm
Now LITTLE DARLIN’ by the DIAMONDS
Arkansas Transplant
June 22nd, 2012
12:34 pm
Bat, bad thing is… it’s hard to get out of your head after you hear it.