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UTKBrave
July 5th, 2012
6:29 pm
@nolie, Chipper is a vet. He can hit still after a day off. Geeez you people blow me away. LOL
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:30 pm
zzits? did someone mess up your name?
stizz
July 5th, 2012
6:30 pm
Correction, you managed to get it right Pete. Bravo.
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:30 pm
yup you blow me away ok
NO MORE FREDI
July 5th, 2012
6:30 pm
Fat boy sits Chipper as he always does any Brave that is feeling good at the plate. The guy is an idiot and I think I hate him more than I have any other Brave.
NO MORE FREDI
July 5th, 2012
6:31 pm
If Braves are out of it and Chipper wants to go out a winner, will he be traded to have one more shot at a ring? Or is retiring a Brave that important to him?
stizz
July 5th, 2012
6:31 pm
Here comes captain nolie in to save the day.
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:32 pm
well maybe Chipper woulda died if he had to play today….
NickB
July 5th, 2012
6:33 pm
Not a Garza fan….. never have been really. So perhaps they can beat him up tonite and he can drop of the watch list.
jeffrey
July 5th, 2012
6:33 pm
We sure are a bunch of pricks to each other
UTKBrave
July 5th, 2012
6:33 pm
Drafting Chipper was one of the very few things Cox got right. Not a good manager which is why I was worried Fredi G would be just like Cox, and I am so thankful he isn’t. A very pleasant surprise.
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:33 pm
save the dayY Just asked you a question zzitsy. whatsamatter you caint even spell your own name backwards? Oh well, no surprise….
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:34 pm
only to some of each other Jeffrey, we all luv you
NickB
July 5th, 2012
6:34 pm
UTKBrave
oh yeah, he has all of Cox’s bullpen foibles combined with a complete lack of motivational ability… that’s a great combo in a manager
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:35 pm
sure all the “not a good manager” set alltime records and go to the HOF
Kat
July 5th, 2012
6:35 pm
Here’s a food inquiry.. anyone on this DOB blog ever have salt potatoes? It’s a regional food in NY.. I’m making them now as I speak. They’re a central NY food.. even just 2 hrs east of Syracuse where I am now people don’t really know what they are. Figured I’d see if anyone on the blog has ever sampled them.. I have my doubts lol.
stizz
July 5th, 2012
6:37 pm
Well I see you can’t spell day without an extra y. I would have hated to be the one reading those “scouting reports” you put together.
NickB
July 5th, 2012
6:38 pm
nolie
I would say that Bobby was THE GREATEST motivational manager of all time. He could get avg players to perform good and good players to be great. I was never a fan of his “in game” managing skills, but boy could he get some great seasons out of average players.
SNEAKY PETE
July 5th, 2012
6:38 pm
obnoxious jerks like stizz deserve to be treated like pricks Jeffrey
The A Bomb
July 5th, 2012
6:39 pm
UTKBrave — You playing Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows by Lesley Gore in the background?
Holy crap.
jeffrey
July 5th, 2012
6:40 pm
I was referring to a lot of people, Pete…(unfortunately me at times too)
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:41 pm
Stizz, you are an arsehole little pervert with all the baseball knowledge of a dead polecat, and all the personality of a rabid wolverine.
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:42 pm
and that is on your better days
NickB
July 5th, 2012
6:42 pm
no deviated preversions allowed
flange1
July 5th, 2012
6:44 pm
Kat,
I from Atlanta and I have not ever heard of salt potatoes. Tell us about them!
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:45 pm
oh pooh Nick, you take all the fun out of everything. You can’t seriously mean that I have to treat stizzy like he is a human being?
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:46 pm
you mix up some potatoes and some salt….
O.M.G.
July 5th, 2012
6:46 pm
Kat, western N.Y. and I can’t say I have heard of them either. What are they?
BravesQueen
July 5th, 2012
6:46 pm
Kat —
I’ve heard of salt potatoes, but have never had them. Let us know how they turn out!
NickB
July 5th, 2012
6:47 pm
nolie
oh heavens no!!! I just saw a good spot to quote some Dr Strangelove dialog
BravesQueen
July 5th, 2012
6:48 pm
Salt potatoes are a regional dish of Syracuse, New York, typically served in the summer when the young potatoes are first harvested. They are a staple food at fairs and barbecues. In the Central New York region where they are the most popular, potatoes specifically intended for salt potatoes can be purchased by the bag along with packages of salt.
As the potatoes cook, the salty water forms a crust on the skin and seals the potatoes so they never taste water-logged like ordinary boiled potatoes often do. The potatoes have a unique texture closer to fluffy baked potatoes, only creamier. The standard recipe calls for one pound of salt for every four pounds of potatoes
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
6:49 pm
So I’ll pose my theory regarding draft picks once again. Why not take the best evaluated talent left on the board rather than the best pitcher available in the first round? Looking at out 25-man and the fact that we’ve drafted more pitchers [24] than all other positions [20] combined in the first two rounds over the past 13 years, I think we should re-evaluate our strategy for the top two rounds in the draft. We have MIKE MINOR currently on the 25-man from those top two slots over the past 13 years.
* That’s our own picks not other orgs, and the FA came from various sources and in several ways.
LUIS AVILAN – BRAVES DSL FA
BRANDON BEACHY – undrafted
RANDALL DELGADO – BRAVES DSL FA
CHAD DURBIN – K.C. numerous others, FA
TOMMY HANSON – 22nd round draft and follow
TIM HUDSON – FA
JAIR JURRJENS – trade
CRAIG KIMBREL – 3rd round
CHRISTIAN MARTINEZ – FA
KRIS MEDLEN – 10th round
MIKE MINOR – 1st round
ERIC O’FLAHERTY – rule 5?
ANTHONY VARVARO – FA
Murph
July 5th, 2012
6:49 pm
One pound of salt for every 4 pounds of potatoes…
As the potatoes cook, the salty water forms a crust on the skin and seals the potatoes so they never taste water-logged like ordinary boiled potatoes often do. The potatoes have a unique texture closer to fluffy baked potatoes, only creamier.
Murph
July 5th, 2012
6:50 pm
Scooped by BravesQueen and Wikipedia!
Efrim
July 5th, 2012
6:50 pm
Not a Garza fan….. never have been really.
I’m a fan of having Garza, Hudson and Hanson being our top 3 for 2013 – so if Wren can somehow get him without having to give up Teheran or Delgado, then I am for it.
I think it’s pretty clear that Wren is going to want to add a vet to the rotation for 2013. And this year in addition to Sheets, if possible.
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:51 pm
one pound of salt? that’s a lot. I hope nobody has blood pressure or kidney problems
BravesQueen
July 5th, 2012
6:52 pm
NickB
July 5th, 2012
6:53 pm
Efrim
I agree, but Garza is just mediocre, his best season was a 5 WAR year 2nd best a 3.1 and nothing else over 3 ….. i think he’s gonna be overpaid and cost too much.
IMO, it’s Greinke if were gonna spend the prospects, and Liriano if we aren’t, Garza and Dempster just don’t thrill me much
Kat
July 5th, 2012
6:54 pm
BravesQueen summed it up.. all I’d do is link to the wiki page. Well one lbs of salt is overstated lol.
nolie
July 5th, 2012
6:54 pm
Garza is interesting because he has some time on his contract, but as such is liable to cost in prospects
anyway it will be interesting to see how he pitches tonight. Greinke sure did not show up well last night against the Fish with scouts in the park
ChattTownBrian
July 5th, 2012
6:55 pm
UTKBrave, OMG! Be positive, but also realistic, dude.
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
6:55 pm
NickB
July 5th, 2012
6:47 pm
nolie
“……oh heavens no!!! I just saw a good spot to quote some Dr Strangelove dialog…..”
And that brings back memories of the PHILLIES own “Dr. STRANGEGLOVE” DICK STUART and HR masher DICK ALLEN
And of course the METS own ‘Marvelous’ MARV THRONEBERRY
Brava
July 5th, 2012
6:55 pm
Well, we fought the hard fight to get Bourn into the ASG, but came up short. I’m proud that we were able to move him from last place to second, at least. Maybe he’ll still get in there, somehow.
Kat
July 5th, 2012
6:56 pm
I think it started and pretty much stayed in the Syracuse area because of the salt mines there.
ChattTownBrian
July 5th, 2012
6:57 pm
And Fredi IS a complete freakin moron, UTK
NickB
July 5th, 2012
6:58 pm
Kat
either that or it never spread cuz all the people who ate it died of coronary thrombosis!!! lmao!
Murph
July 5th, 2012
6:59 pm
Grilling steaks and peaches stuffed with ricotta cheese/honey tonight… never tried the peaches recipe before, should be a culinary adventure.
See y’all tomorrow. Go Barves!
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:00 pm
I’ll be right over Murph, a two-pounder will be fine….
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:00 pm
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richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:00 pm
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richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:01 pm
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nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:01 pm
richbrave with some interesting comments thar….
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:02 pm
=
NickB
July 5th, 2012
7:02 pm
could be his kids have gotten ahold of the pc?
kenhotlanta
July 5th, 2012
7:02 pm
enters, on the pregame show, sounds confused to me, like he didn’t know which way to turn or go about trying to figure out what was wrong this season. Now he says the trainers told him to wait until it quits hurting and then try to figure it out.
Shouldn’t he have been told that back in April or May, when his results weren’t as good as they were last year? He’s been sukking most of the year, why hasn’t Fredi or Roger given him some coaching and guidance until now??
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:02 pm
o h = ????????
kenhotlanta
July 5th, 2012
7:03 pm
“Venters”
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:03 pm
nolie:
Heh!
Tomahawk Mafia
July 5th, 2012
7:03 pm
I usually dread seeing Francisco the out machine in the lineup. His presence can only spell doom for the Braves.
stizz
July 5th, 2012
7:04 pm
Oh yeah I’m just a big pervert nolie. You got me. And **** off sneaky Pete. Can’t even believe I’m responding to a man that uses that screen name.
Nolie why don’t you use your illustrious scouting book to tell us how important you are to the ajc blog. I know you’ve been waiting for the chance to spill your resume, so here’s your chance mam.
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:04 pm
didn’t they say that he never told them that his arm hurt?
NickB
July 5th, 2012
7:04 pm
ken
that’s an assumption that none of us are in a position to make, there’s been plenty of info ponting to Venters working with McDowell a fair bit
BFChris27
July 5th, 2012
7:04 pm
Says its blacked out for me
BravesQueen
July 5th, 2012
7:04 pm
I’m coming over too, Murph!
Efrim
July 5th, 2012
7:04 pm
NickB, give me something else other than WAR, man. Something else. No offense, and I like stats as much as the next guy. But in this forum, try to use something else to explain to me why Matt Garza isn’t that great.
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:04 pm
Your a funny man
NickB
July 5th, 2012
7:05 pm
well I’m off, see you folks after the game
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:05 pm
important, moi? thanks you, but your jealousy doesn’t really become you squeeky
kenhotlanta
July 5th, 2012
7:05 pm
Uh-oh, the biggest maroon of them all is back!
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:06 pm
FRANCISCO’s foilables are of his own making. His swing has more moving parts and wasted motion than a…………..{i’ll leave the fill-in to your imagination].
MiaBchBravesFan
July 5th, 2012
7:07 pm
The past 72 hours were instructive.
The 10 run outburst on Tuesday was sandwiched by two one-run efforts, meaning that this team has bigger problems than just trading for a starter – both short term and long term issues that have been plaguing this team for years now. All season long, like early last year, this team has shown that it is not a team ready for the playoffs. The last three days clearly show how numbers can truly skew reality – especially as it relates to this team’s ability to hit.
I say this because as the Marlins just traded for Carlos Lee, and were buoyed by his presence in a win today against the Brewers, one might be under the grossly mistaken impression that the Braves are one brick shy of a load.
They are not.
Now Venters is on the DL for who knows how long, with a suddenly sketchy bullpen, starters, two of whom are on OJT while another tries to rehab his career (rather well as of late, has JJ been – TRADE HIM NOW!!!), another nearing his twilight years (trade Huddy now, too), and a fifth who seems to be finding his way (keep Hanson). In short, a rotation in transition.
The positions of catcher, LF, 3B (for next year, as well as this, when Chipper’s health does not allow), need to be addressed for future consideration now. The present 2B is not a prototypical cleanup hitter, the CF will be too expensive for any worthwhile consideration, and the 1B, RF, and SS are still very young works in progress, but worthy keystones for building around.
Frankie, time to call it what it is. JJ, Huddy, Bourn, Hinske, even McCann, and even Uggla, are pieces than can garner a treasure trove of positional players – ESPECIALLY OUTFIELDERS!!! – in the absence of anything right now in the pipeline that is even within the zip code of major-league ready, or even MLB-possible. Frankie, you have no one but yourself to blame for this mess, and the proper way to clean your mess is to get out of your own way by stopping your waste of money and (potentially) prospects.
Time to truly rebuild. The reload crap is not working. We have the arms. Trade for the young bats that will surround Heyward, Freeman, and Simmons the rest of this year… and beyond.
ChattTownBrian
July 5th, 2012
7:07 pm
Anybody sick of the Wendy’s commercial with that red headed chick?
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:07 pm
yeah he makes Murphy’s old swing look compact and precise rich
keylargo
July 5th, 2012
7:08 pm
NO, BS – I wonder how many fans were thinking this might be their last chance to see Chipper playing @ Turner Field, brought the kids, etc. This logic that 3 baseball games in a row is too much for some players is totally 100% wrong.
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:08 pm
stizz does come off a bit bitter
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:11 pm
yeah that was the reason for my comment KL. It’s the Fourth of July time period just b4 the AS Game. unless he is hurting he should be in the line up, especially as hot ad he has been, he will have plenty of time to rest next week
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:11 pm
ChattTownBrian
July 5th, 2012
7:07 pm
“…..Anybody sick of the Wendy’s commercial with that red headed chick?….”
Not me man. She’s hot especially those big pop eyes.
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:13 pm
Popeye is hot??? hmmmm
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:13 pm
Like the VULTURE, there’s more to JONES’ off-day than meets the eye.
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:14 pm
And that flat head…..ummmm
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:15 pm
maybe rich, but Fredo has been pretty steady about using him just a few days b4 giving him another day off
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:15 pm
You a beer drinker nolie? Heh!
richbrave
July 5th, 2012
7:15 pm
xxxxxxxx
bravesgrl4life
July 5th, 2012
7:17 pm
Nice start, Mike Minor.
Brava
July 5th, 2012
7:17 pm
Good start for Minor.
TNScott
July 5th, 2012
7:17 pm
Nice inning, Mike!
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:17 pm
so minor looked good. does that mean anything?
Tomahawk Mafia
July 5th, 2012
7:18 pm
That inning by Minor better mean that he has good stuff tonight.
keylargo
July 5th, 2012
7:18 pm
Think about all the AT&T commercials. The ski lift, the tarantula on the dinner table and I can think of 1 I can stand. The one where the young actress gets a smalll part but is so happy. Their ad campaign has to be out of touch with America.
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:18 pm
not a lot rich, but when I do I prefer a darker beer
Kat
July 5th, 2012
7:19 pm
NickB @ 6:58 pm
haha.. touche
nolie
July 5th, 2012
7:21 pm
Garza is a sissy about throwing to bases?? Should fit right in
stizz
July 5th, 2012
7:21 pm
Not bitter, just never understood why nolie is the end all be all. I was once told nolie knows more than me on Mac just because he used to be a catcher. WTF.
In the thread that created all this havoc, I asked nolie to tell me what I had said regarding the Braves that wasn’t true and he said I was just being mean about it. People on this blog have Saud much worse things than u can even think of regarding Fredi.
This is nothing more than a blog regular not having anything of merit so when someone disagrees with anything its a big fuss.
Brava
July 5th, 2012
7:22 pm
Marteen!
TNScott
July 5th, 2012
7:22 pm
TEEN!!!
MikeInFl
July 5th, 2012
7:23 pm
Not bitter, just never understood why nolie is the end all be all.
Well, he is. Just accept it.
stizz
July 5th, 2012
7:24 pm
*said
The A Bomb
July 5th, 2012
7:24 pm
HEYWARD SUCKS! KOOL-AID!
bravesgrl4life
July 5th, 2012
7:24 pm
JHEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brava
July 5th, 2012
7:24 pm
Jason with da Bomb!!!!!!!!!