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HURRIANE ISSAH
August 23rd, 2012
8:59 pm
Funny to me how police and everyone tells you to evacuate yet there are guys like me and especially the weather channel out there in the middle of it reporting on tv,hurricane
snowstorm
etc.
lol
keyLargo
August 23rd, 2012
9:01 pm
Tomorrow is the 20th year anniversary of Hurricane Andruw, which was the most destructive storm I’ve ever seen. It led to the building codes being revised. South Miami, Homestead, were destroyed.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2012
9:01 pm
JNick-
Well, Janish only played 2nd in 17 of 529 minor league games also
HURRIANE ISSAH
August 23rd, 2012
9:02 pm
Without hurricanes,tornado,floods,snowstorms,etc.no way we would survive.
without lightening,plants and trees would die
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:02 pm
The poor 6 yr old….
Yes, they do tend to just let it fly…..on the carpet and not the toilet.
Hope your rid of those vermin shortly.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Hurricane Andrew, was that the one that hit Atlanta with the heavy rains back in the 90s? Not sure if that is the one. I remember the storm, but not if that was it.
HURRIANE ISSAH
August 23rd, 2012
9:03 pm
keyLargo
August 23rd, 2012
9:01 pm
Tomorrow is the 20th year anniversary of Hurricane Andruw, which was the most destructive storm I’ve ever seen. It led to the building codes being revised. South Miami, Homestead, were destroyed.
Best storm ever……
Led to my early retirement with the big paycheck i got on that.
6 figures on my video,loved it
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2012
9:04 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan-
Well, If Rev can learn to play 3rd and/or the outfield (which I believe they are hoping he can), he could be a valuable PH/utility guy for multiple positions. He may (probably should) spend some more time at AAA to get better at all/any of the positions they want him to play, but he really could be a good bench piece come mid season next year (or to start the season if there are not stronger options)
Brava
August 23rd, 2012
9:04 pm
“he wound up on the wrong end of a gun”
Now, you’re talking, DOB. I’m always down for some ABB.
King of Carrot Flowers
August 23rd, 2012
9:04 pm
SNEAKY PETE,
I have nothing to lie about. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but this blog is titled “Medlen belongs in braves rotation rest of season and beyond” And in this blog, Chipper compares Medlen’s poise and pitching IQ to Maddux, Did you read that? Well, in the comments of that same blog, Scoots called Medlen the “pitcher du jour”. Does that sound like he agrees with the premise of the blog, that Medlen deserves to be in the rotation for years to come? Either you’re not paying attention, or you think Scoots knows more than the Braves beat writer and Chipper Jones. I do not.
I haven’t seen Nolie trashing Medlen on this blog, but I’m sure that’s just because he’s not posting today. He’s frequently called other posters “stupid” and “idiot” for predicting that Medlen could perform as a starter exactly as he’s performing, as a top-of-the-Braves-rotation starter. I look forward to being called “stupid” and “idiot” again for reminding him how wrong he was.
Those two posters happened to be wrong about Medlen, and I’m enjoying his success. I take it you must’ve fallen for the Braves company line that he was “more valuable” as a middle reliever, also. Did you parrot that fallacy, like scoots and nolie, and now you’re feeling a little dumb? Condolences.
I have no idea who is “attacking” your buddies with different screen names. But I can assure you I only post under this name. So that’s something else you’re dead wrong about. Keep trying, maybe you’ll guess right about something.
By the way, I always got the impression scoots and nolie are big boys. They can take a little ribbing as well as they dish it out. You don’t have to pretend to be a tough guy in their defense. No one’s buying that act.
Joe in SoCal
August 23rd, 2012
9:04 pm
keylargo…that was a sad time for me as well..I didn’t live there anymore but it was kind of a wierd feeling…thinking my birthplace had been wiped off the map..literally. Still..nothing like for those that lived thru it and really did have their homes wiped out.
HURRIANE ISSAH
August 23rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Still plenty of mobile homes to be damaged once again
some people never learn
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
9:06 pm
Flooded like they never seen?
Talk about over dramatized,lol
In 1994 a tropical storm stalled in North Georgia and dumped a 24 inches of rain. It flooded our town in South West Ga a few days later. It took years to rebuild.
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:06 pm
Andrew…..that thing was the scariest in my memory purely from an observational standpoint at a safe distance….
I guess Katrina is next, then Hugo from 1989.
Hugo came up through SC and we felt the effects in athens, ga that night….nasty but no big deal for us. Bad news elsewhere.
Tropical storm Alberto in 1994 flooded middle ga and wreaked havoc for weeks after…
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:06 pm
I believe the plan was to have Rev play 2B/3B/OF when he was sent down to AAA, but the injury to Wilson forced them to bring him back up before he got anything but time at 2B, I think…
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2012
9:07 pm
JNick-
I believe you are correct. Which is why I think he will need some more time at AAA to start next year
Murph
August 23rd, 2012
9:08 pm
Hope your rid of those vermin shortly.
Mrs Murph called a service today… The Lice Lady… she’s coming tomorrow.
School starts on Monday and we can’t be dealing with these little buggers. Been a hell of a week at the Murph household…
1. Kids and wife have lice
2. Garage door broke
3. Mrs Murph’s car went into theft protection mode today and had to be towed (I’m pretty sure she hit the wrong button the fob, but I can’t say that to her).
4. I’m on overtime for at least the next month
5. Top it all of, we’ve got family in town until Sunday
Anyone want to take me in for a few days of R&R? I need a vacation.
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:09 pm
Bat beat me to it on Alberto….awful storm and must be the one you remember, Trey, though Opal passed near Atlanta in oct 1995…
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:09 pm
Andrew was so bad, they ended up closing Homestead AFB because of the damage. I believe they still use it for some Guard/Reserve stuff though….must have been nasty.
Lee in S GA
August 23rd, 2012
9:09 pm
In 1994 a tropical storm stalled in North Georgia and dumped a 24 inches of rain. It flooded our town in South West Ga a few days later. It took years to rebuild.
——————————————————–
yea Bat …20 miles from Albany…I remember well
nc fan
August 23rd, 2012
9:09 pm
could someone please ask walker and the other instructor who does video,what do they say about uggla?
or is this one of the questions you might lose your job over?
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:11 pm
Wow, Murph…..
The family might be the worst part….lol!
Hang tough, though….this too shall pass.
And maybe the lice will pass to the family and they’ll leave?
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:11 pm
cabravesfan – think Rev will play winter ball anywhere? Or is that overkill…?
Speaking of after the season – who from the Braves will head to AFL?
Brava
August 23rd, 2012
9:11 pm
I remember Andrew well. I was stationed at the Recruiting Battalion in Smyrna at the time and they shipped me an assistant from the battalion in Homestead (which had been destroyed). His home had been badly damaged, but within a few months, he was able to rebuild with the proceeds from his insurance and rent that home out while he had another built in Marietta.
The story he told me about how he and his family clung to each other, the children screaming, in the bathroom while the world swirled around them has always stayed with me. I wouldn’t want to go through that at all.
BFChris27
August 23rd, 2012
9:11 pm
I am halfway prepared for it, gonna prepare more tomorrow for it.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
9:12 pm
phi, I believe that is the one I remember. It’s was so long ago. I think my grandparents and aunt were down in Biloxi gambling when that storm came.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
9:12 pm
phil*
keyLargo
August 23rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Hurricane Andrew, was that the one that hit Atlanta with the heavy rains back in the 90s? Not sure if that is the one.
I’m not sure either since there was no electricity, water, stores open, or anything. I was just hoping it wasn’t coming back.
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:12 pm
lol @ nc fan….
Maybe they should call up Larry Parrish to ask him what he did to Uggs in the 2nd half last year…
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2012
9:12 pm
JNick-
That I have no idea- don’t really think much about winter ball, but if pressed for a response, I’d say probably not
nc fan
August 23rd, 2012
9:13 pm
again you talking about 20 years or more
anything recently?
we had 50 inches of rain from floyd in 1996 and 2 other tropical storms
Joe in SoCal
August 23rd, 2012
9:14 pm
nc fan…I think if you make over 8 mil a year its written into your contract. No person shall attempt to persuade, instruct or otherwise coach said person in any manner what so ever or it will immediately trigger a vesting option for another season at twice the price.
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:14 pm
Did I read somewhere on here that Bethancourt broke his wrist? Hit by a pitch or what?
nc fan
August 23rd, 2012
9:15 pm
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:12 pm
lol @ nc fan….
Maybe they should call up Larry Parrish to ask him what he did to Uggs in the 2nd half last year
just rem walker was with adam dunn last year,how did that work out with him?
now with walker gone dunn is leading mlb in homers
AMAZING ISNT IT?
THOUGHT SO
FIRE GREG WALKER
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
9:15 pm
Anyone want to take me in for a few days of R&R? I need a vacation. _ Murph
Come on down, Murph. After the storm I’ll take you to the grocery store.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2012
9:15 pm
JNick-
I think he broke a finger- same type of injury as Simmons. He’s been out since the 9th of this month
keyLargo
August 23rd, 2012
9:16 pm
BFChris – I just have to get my generators running and buy food and gasoline. Bring plants in and small stuff like that. I’ve never left even with the Mandatory Evacuation because they won’t let you back in for days.
Now if we were talking Tsunami………………….
nc fan
August 23rd, 2012
9:16 pm
JHEY is itting like he did 2 years ago no credit to walkersam wth prado
Hugo Z Hackenbush
August 23rd, 2012
9:16 pm
So what’s this about Avril Lavigne getting married again?
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
9:17 pm
Lee in S GA & phil_
A real mess, like watching a slow motion train wreck where we lived. Good for business later, though.
BFChris27
August 23rd, 2012
9:18 pm
keyLargo
We need to get a generator, but we got half the food we need, got grills and charcoal ready. Got ice chests ready and other stuff we need as well. Just need to get more food just in case and a few other small items like extra batteries and stuff like that.
J.B.
August 23rd, 2012
9:18 pm
Enter your comments here
nc fan
August 23rd, 2012
9:19 pm
all i hear about is paitence
other night that was some paitence a 4 pitch inning
what a bunch of………..
i did forget this is election year though
sorry my bad
abeeeewright
August 23rd, 2012
9:19 pm
nolie, August 23rd, 2012, 8:52 pm … “Ginger Rogers … did …it backwards …”
Hmmm.
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:19 pm
Avril and the dude from Nickelback…? Canada doesn’t have laws against “Same Sucks” marriage…lol
nc fan
August 23rd, 2012
9:20 pm
murph
where you work at?my friend needs a job
be thankful you have one ,lots of people dont
waaaaaaaa
August 23rd, 2012
9:22 pm
well after the hurricane destroys buildings,homes,etc.the economy will finally pick up putting people to work
keyLargo
August 23rd, 2012
9:23 pm
Bat M — want to come down and visit me?
Answer these questions first.
1) Can you use a hammer
2) Can you use a saw
3) Will you work long hours for food?
Be waiting to hear back from you.
Sincerely,
KeyLargo
you did this to yourself
August 23rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Enjoy the coast,waves,sunshine,etc.
When the hurricane destroys what you own,please dont ask the govt.for help……BUT WE KNOW YALL WILL AS USUAL
Ralph
August 23rd, 2012
9:24 pm
I guess Fruti doesn’t like winning too much, got the chokers back in the lineup, just as I said he would do after last nights win, what an idiot!
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Key-
1.Yes
2.Yes
3.Can you cook? Are we talking fresh seafood here?
Long time Braves fan in San Francisco
August 23rd, 2012
9:26 pm
At the ballpark watching the Braves take BP. While Chipper was getting interviewed in front of the Braves dugout….a bunch of Braves were begging for Chipper to give them their autographs. I’m like ” hey morons, he’s getting interviewed”!
Anyone, if anyone is at the ballpark who is on here…and would like a free upgrade…I have an extra ticket (my girl has to work late on a project tonight and couldn’t make it)…I’m in section 107, row F, seats 3 and 4). If you can make it near where I am…just yell “hey PL”!
Or I’ll check back on here before the game starts.
Couch Tater
August 23rd, 2012
9:26 pm
Last Hurricane I saw was in the 1993 Sugar Bowl.
mELBOURNE
August 23rd, 2012
9:26 pm
MAMAS GONE AGAIN AND LEFT THE KIDS ON THE COMPUTER IC
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Easy, waaaaaaaaa….
While technically true, not exactly a great jobs plan.
Joe in SoCal
August 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
How bout when the tornado hits, or the flood, or the drought, or the levee breaks, or a mudslide, or a huge wildfire. Guess everyone should just be f’d huh? Be glad that most people actually care.
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
…and mELBOURNE has a busted caps lock key, I see…
mELBOURNE
August 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Long time Braves fan in San Francisco
August 23rd, 2012
9:26 pm
At the ballpark watching the Braves take BP. While Chipper was getting interviewed in front of the Braves dugout….a bunch of Braves were begging for Chipper to give them their autographs. I’m like ” hey morons, he’s getting interviewed”!
Anyone, if anyone is at the ballpark who is on here…and would like a free upgrade…I have an extra ticket (my girl has to work late on a project tonight and couldn’t make it)…I’m in section 107, row F, seats 3 and 4). If you can make it near where I am…just yell “hey PL”!
Or I’ll check back on here before the game starts.
HOW MANY SCREEN NAMES YOU GOT?
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
“Hey PL”!
Yell out “Bay Area Steve”
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
Joe, you forgot earthquake and blizzard
mELBOURNE
August 23rd, 2012
9:29 pm
mELBOURNE
August 23rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Long time Braves fan in San Francisco
August 23rd, 2012
9:26 pm
At the ballpark watching the Braves take BP. While Chipper was getting interviewed in front of the Braves dugout….a bunch of Braves were begging for Chipper to give them their autographs. I’m like ” hey morons, he’s getting interviewed”!
WELL WE KNOW ITS NOT DOB GETTING THE INTERVIEW
abeeeewright
August 23rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Just checked the line up. I see that Fredi’s conceding the game. What the hey. Night game followed by trip to the West Coast. Lefty on the mound. Just get this one out of the way quickly. Should go ahead and give Chipper the day off for good measure.
Long time Braves fan in San Francisco
August 23rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Braves done with BP. Francisco launched some bombs. I think Heyward put one into The Bay.
A little breeze……but otherwise a nice night. Hope we can get to Zito early.
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
you did this to yourself
August 23rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Enjoy the coast,waves,sunshine,etc.
When the hurricane destroys what you own,please dont ask the govt.for help……BUT WE KNOW YALL WILL AS USUAL
************
the world is jammed full of idiots like you……
When the tornado wipes you out, wonder what you’ll do, you heartless doof…
Joe in SoCal
August 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
JNick..didn’t want to mention the “e” word..I live in the zone if you know what I mean. Mums the word.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
Looks like PL got out on good behavior or something.
cricket
August 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
Trey – no, i was pointing out that with your sentence you managed the impossible and got PL and logic in same sentence.
i’ll never say “This!”. only girls and TOBF says that
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:32 pm
@Joe, ah, yeah, didn’t mean to jinx ya…I live in the “B” zone up here in the northeast. “Lake Effect Snow” – yippee.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
9:32 pm
So, both PL and BAS really are at the game tonight? Awesome!
gcs
August 23rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Who made this stupid schedule?
I cannot recall the Braves having a West Coast trip this late in the season since they were actually in the NL West.
In addition, they had a night away game last night. This does not bode well.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
9:34 pm
How long until he implodes?
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
9:34 pm
Braves done with BP. Francisco launched some bombs. I think Heyward put one into The Bay.
Have fun, Paul. Bring us in a winner.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
9:34 pm
Oh, I got ya, cricket.
you did this to yourself
August 23rd, 2012
9:34 pm
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:31 pm
you did this to yourself
August 23rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Enjoy the coast,waves,sunshine,etc.
When the hurricane destroys what you own,please dont ask the govt.for help……BUT WE KNOW YALL WILL AS USUAL
************
the world is jammed full of idiots like you……
When the tornado wipes you out, wonder what you’ll do, you heartless doof
buld
another one without asking the govt.for help heartless
your loss is my gain
remember this….where you work at someone had to die for the position to open up,otherwise you be unemployed……so deal with it thats life
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:35 pm
Hmmm…wonder if MLB TV will work tonight…
keyLargo
August 23rd, 2012
9:35 pm
Bat – I have a couple of fishermen that come by my house going out. They just put out maybe a 1000 lobster traps each and they may not find half of them if the storm moves them around. I’d hate to be in their shoes. This could bankrupt them if they lose half their traps a week into the season.
By the way, both of these guys are selling their Lobsters to the Chinese who send them to China. Chinese are paying $2 a pound more than the local wholesalers.
Joe in SoCal
August 23rd, 2012
9:35 pm
someone had to die…ever heard of retirement?
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:36 pm
Maybe the guys will show up tonight and not use the long trip as a lame excuse for getting blasted…
Play hard, boys!
almost
August 23rd, 2012
9:37 pm
im at the game myself,all im seeing is men asking me out and im a man good grief
rev put one in the bay btw
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
9:37 pm
keyLargo _
Just sad on both accounts. I’ll be hoping for the best for you guys down there.
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:38 pm
Wrong again, you did this to yourself…..
No one died…they left with tail between legs like the cowards they were.
Joe in SoCal
August 23rd, 2012
9:38 pm
almost…”rev put one in the bay”..one of those dudes asking you out? Now that woulda been something to see.
you did this to yourself
August 23rd, 2012
9:39 pm
Joe in SoCal
August 23rd, 2012
9:35 pm
someone had to die…ever heard of retirement?
that to
jobs that are open
death 78%
retirement 22%
source cnn.com/business/2009
Hugo Z Hackenbush
August 23rd, 2012
9:42 pm
I would opine that Avril is “settling” if she’s getting married to the guy from Nickelback. Was the guy from Creed taken?
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:42 pm
Lots of kids posting on here tonight, isn’t it past their bedtimes?
just once
August 23rd, 2012
9:43 pm
with fat bmac and uggla in the lineup this is a loss
Joe in SoCal
August 23rd, 2012
9:44 pm
cnn? you can’t trust ‘em. 78% seems kinda high. I’ve hired two front office girls in the last 6 mo’s..no one died..just plain performance issues.
just once
August 23rd, 2012
9:44 pm
preseason football is better
we all know that joe montanna was gay
nc fan
August 23rd, 2012
9:45 pm
i dont care who is gay or whatever
go braves
richbrave
August 23rd, 2012
9:45 pm
kwylargo:
Boy do I remember ANDREW. I had driven to work that morning from my home in S.W. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA to norrthside ROANOKE [HOLLINS]. I was sitting in the turn lane at the last light before my destination in my bad-azz 1987 MAZDA RX-7 Turbo. A blast of wind from the storm literally lifted the car up and the rear lurched to the left from the lift created by the louvers on the back window. As the car settled down, I watched the louver-panels twirling merrily through the air across the intersection.
Arriving at the old 1915 four-story brick four-square home converted to meeting rooms and restaurant, I and my thirty-five students delighted in feeling the house quake and shiver as 100-mph blasts rocked the structure periodically all through the morning until around 11:00 a.m. when the storm finally moved on. Numerous students had to spend the night in a motel or inn close by as they could not commute back home until the next day.
Bear in mind, this is 250+ miles inland from the VIRGINIA coast, in the S.W. BLUE RIDGE section of the state. Oh yes, I remember ANDREW.
nc fan
August 23rd, 2012
9:46 pm
well with the military losing 2000 people thats 2000 openings right there
i can see this
Joe in SoCal
August 23rd, 2012
9:46 pm
gotta run…good luck tonite bravos..best to all you fans too. Hammer the Higantes!
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2012
9:47 pm
So much Stupid…
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2012
9:47 pm
Nobody died or retired for me to get my job.
phil
August 23rd, 2012
9:48 pm
We’re hiring to replace cowardice, incompetence and laziness…no deaths.
nc fan
August 23rd, 2012
9:49 pm
hurricanes dont have hurricane bands 250 miles from the center
you had tropical storm winds with gusts
funny how i am in nc and we got little yet i am less than 100 miles from vabeach
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:49 pm
No such thing as expansion, either…./sarcasm
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
9:49 pm
A lotta death for jobs talk on the blog tonight.
By the way, nc fan, the Military is downsizing. The wait list to join is a year or longer in many places in the country,
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2012
9:50 pm
Barry Bonds had role in many of Chipper’s San Francisco memories
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/08/23/bonds-had-role-in-many-of-chippers-san-franciscos-memories/
JNick
August 23rd, 2012
9:50 pm
nc fan, tell that to Central PA when they were slammed by Agnes back in the 70s…