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TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
10:48 am
Has Wren won a playoff series?
Probably would have if not for Conrad cough cough…. and the only reason Conrad was playing was because both Chipper and Prado were hurt…. he had to play.
David O'Brien
September 2nd, 2012
10:56 am
If you don’t mind a lot of depravity mixed with your dark humor and violence, William Friedkin’s new movie, Killer Joe, is for you. But be warned. Not for squeamish or easily offended.
McConaughey is terrific, by the way, in the lead role as Killer Joe.
Lew
September 2nd, 2012
11:07 am
Like I said earlier – Objectivity? Not in baseball fandom – doesn’t matter which side of the equation you’re on, either. It just does not exist, hence the abbreviation of Fanatic.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
11:07 am
Talking Chop @gondeee
#BravesMinors: LHP Alex Wood to the DL, RHP Patrick Scoggin promoted to Rome from Danville.
Anyone know what happened to Wood?
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
11:10 am
HDBraves @HDBraves
Braves last 30 days…no one but Prado(.295) batting over .275. Hudson and Minor batting higher than Uggla and Hinske. Heard this story b4.
The story will be different, but to see that is disheartening…
NO MORE FREDI
September 2nd, 2012
11:15 am
Hey Fredi! Stop playing names on a jersey and throw the guys out there with best shot to win.
Bourn – CF
Prado – 2B
Heyward – RF
Jones – 3B
Freeman – 1B
Johnson – LF
Ross – C
Janish – SS
David O'Brien
September 2nd, 2012
11:17 am
Alarming stat: There are four teams closer to the Braves in wild-card standings today than any team was through same point (133 games) of 2011 season. Yes, there are two wild-card spots available, but second-place team was nine games back at this point a year ago.
Birdhair
September 2nd, 2012
11:17 am
Lol, my handle is in honor of the beloved football coach at the university of georgia. mark richt!
Btw, the buzzards sure are circling. Many of these bloggers, like vabravesfan, point to our current record. And yeah, we’re certainly in contention for a playoff spot, but what these bloggers don’t get is that we could be much better, yes, we could be, had wren actually spent money wisely and brought in a beltran or willingham, or maybe traded for allen craig or chase headley. But Wren unwisely blew his load on drunk lowe, an unproven japanese pitcher, and uggla. How can u blame the players? It would be much different had we signed a proven obp commodity or a proven young ace and he all of a sudden fell of the map. We overspent on uggla bottom line. So that’s wren’s fault!!
NO MORE FREDI
September 2nd, 2012
11:17 am
Sit Uggla and fat Mac!!! It is September. Not June. Time to win and stop sticking with your boys Fredi.
VaBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
11:24 am
Uggla and McCann’s lack of production has probably cost the Braves 5 to 7 games.
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
11:27 am
Another stinking loss on the horizon today Hammels pitches a 5 hit one run game and Braves lose 6-1.
Very BUMB and very much deserving of a round of Boos.
I have my doubts if we even hold on to .500.
Jeff R
September 2nd, 2012
11:28 am
Yep, the vampires come out at night on the blog and the vultures circle during the day!
Ryan
September 2nd, 2012
11:28 am
What innings is Maholm going to give up a homerun. Hope Im wrong Phils 5 Braves Maybe 1.
Jeff R
September 2nd, 2012
11:29 am
I have my doubts if we even hold on to .500.
Whoa, Disgusted! Take a grip.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 2nd, 2012
11:29 am
I see that another genius with 20/20 hindsight is contaminating the blog with his nonsense. For the record, the season before Uggla joined the Braves (2010) he was third among NL second-baseman in OBP, and first in OPS. Yeah, terrible acquisition…
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
11:30 am
Good morning all
The MARLINS owners were smart enough to fire FREDI in midseason. Why arn’t we? This could be the answer, LIBERTY MEDIA may have kept more control of baseball operations than we are told [as I would if Iwere the owner] LIBERTY may have told JS and FW not to fire FREDI because he still has next year on his contract and they do not want to pay him not to MGR. Of course I never would have given a untested MGR than a one year contract.
Birdhair
September 2nd, 2012
11:30 am
And overspending on ugga is on Wren. It’s FG’s responsibility to play ross more when mac is struggling so badly.
You leave yourself very little flexibility when you spend so much of your middle market budget on a second baseman on the wrong side of thirty that is not a proven big time producer. (I don’t call a career .343 obp guy a big time proven obp producer). And you can’t overrate home runs. That’s nonsensical. That $14M could have been spent on two or three helpful players. If you’re gonna spend $14M on one player on a middle market team you better make sure that you get it right. Suggest that it be on a proven high OBP OF producer.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
11:33 am
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
11:27 am
Another stinking loss on the horizon today Hammels pitches a 5 hit one run game and Braves lose 6-1.
Very BUMB and very much deserving of a round of Boos.
I have my doubts if we even hold on to .500
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Don’t know about .500 ball, but they may have trouble reaching my preseason perdiction of 85 wins.
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
11:34 am
Jeff R — I know this is far fetched but we could go something like 6-23 down the stretch and that finishes at 80-82.
With our recent September lack of success its not compltely out of the question. Hope I am wrong but –.
flange1
September 2nd, 2012
11:34 am
Name the high OPB RH OF producer.
Jeff R
September 2nd, 2012
11:36 am
Disgusted, I’m betting the Braves finish over .500. Whether or not they make the post season is the pressing question.
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
11:37 am
At the time extening Uggla made pleny of sense. This yr it has not worked and even last yr his total numbers were due to one exceptional 7 week streak. That was a carrer 7 week run.
I hope he does better next yr. I am not convinced he is done.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
11:39 am
When is it MEDLENS turn again? Seems we can only win with him.
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
11:39 am
I get it Jeff R and that makes more sense but I am mad at the Braves right now.
Very very mad at em. If they were my kids they would be switched and time outed the rest of the holiday weekend. LOL
This is like your children bringing home all D’s and F’s. (Just exaggerating)
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
11:41 am
The high OBP guy with a good glove many of want is Headley but SD is not likely moving him.
Good for Padres fans they got rid of their bad owner.
At least we have a mediocre owner. Not great or even disgustingly bad but mediocre. It really could be worse, we should be in a league where you play only 120 to 130 games. Than we would have a chance to win.
Birdhair
September 2nd, 2012
11:43 am
So how much time do you given Wren? Miss the playoffs this year and it’s 1 playoff appearance in 5 seasons under him. 0 playoff series wins.
We’d easily serve ourselves right by finding someone else who values OBP, understands price points, and how to effectively spend given a middle market budget.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
11:44 am
FRANK WREN has given FREDI the tools to win, but FREDI does not know how to use them.
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
11:45 am
Birdhair — Lowe is history. Even I have moved on with Lowe and KK. Mc Out too.
That was a trade(Mc Out) that should have worked, should have been slam dunk and it failed. Any GM would have made that move at the time.
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
11:47 am
I give Wren another three yrs. Maybe through the decade. I do not see him or even Fredi as the problem.
There is something about the mindset of our players down the stetch. I blamed them last yr and I blame the players again.
Hanson is one of my big blame targets right now cause he has not been what he should have been. And Roger Mc Dowell is well thought of & I do not think he is the problem.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
11:51 am
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
11:47 am
I give Wren another three yrs. Maybe through the decade. I do not see him or even Fredi as the problem.
There is something about the mindset of our players down the stetch. I blamed them last yr and I blame the players again.
Hanson is one of my big blame targets right now cause he has not been what he should have been. And Roger Mc Dowell is well thought of & I do not think he is the problem
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HANSON would be a better pitcher if he got rid of that hitch in his delivery. I like ROGER but he should work with HANSON on that.
Birdhair
September 2nd, 2012
11:55 am
Disgusted, you’re a critical thinker and problem solver. LOL.
The problem is Wren’s decision making. He puts the players on the field. FG has done a commendable job with the lineup card and changes.
Blaming the mindset of the players is the most unthinkable, illogical argument i’ve ever heard. And generally I like your posts!
coastalbrave
September 2nd, 2012
11:55 am
GEORGE, ROGER did work with HANSON on that. Try to keep up.
Venice Jim
September 2nd, 2012
11:55 am
Adam Kilgore in the WP:
After the Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals traded blows for an entire loopy Saturday afternoon, after dusk encroached and 34,004 had clapped and shrieked for nearly four hours, the Nationals’ clearest flaw led to their 10-9 loss: For the life of them, they cannot prevent runners from stealing bases.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
11:56 am
Still would like to know why the 5:00 start time, hate to have to hang arould most of the afternoon waiting for baseball.
NO MORE FREDI
September 2nd, 2012
11:58 am
George_George – Thank you sir.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
11:58 am
coastalbrave
September 2nd, 2012
11:55 am
It did not work. TOMMY did not get rid of it. It could be the reason for the sore back.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
11:59 am
MORE FREDI
September 2nd, 2012
11:58 am
Thank you for what?
Trey
September 2nd, 2012
12:03 pm
George, his pitching style is a little different. However, he still has somewhat of a dart throwing arm. He really does need to work on something different. Hell, side arm, or submarine style may work.
flange1
September 2nd, 2012
12:04 pm
If the Braves fail to make the playoffs again this year, I think FW will be safe for 1 more year.
I think the front office will either dump Fredie as the sacrificial lamb or make some semi major trades to reset the team.
Don’t think the FO can do the same thing they did this year, use the same main characters and hope for better results.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:06 pm
VJ
USC looked very good last evening, cab must be happy.
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
12:08 pm
Birdhar — I disaagree with you on putting just about all of this on Wren.
I am not saying that all he does is right, he has made some mistakes. He has been grossly unlucky in the Mc Louth deal (who thought that would have flopped) & he also has had some unfortunate luck with the injuries to JJ and Hanson (I am not convinced he is healthy now).
As for Lowe, as much of an overpay he was its likely there is no WC in 2010. He was the carrier down the stretch in late ‘10.
Last yr it was combo of injuries & players just not stepping it up to play well down the stretch. You know who the best player was down the stretch in ‘11???? It was the much maligned Alex Gonzalez.
This yr is incomplete — but this is the second yr in a row that Mc Cann is failing late in the season.
Someone has to take charge and carry this team. Guys have to start hitting with RISP, and that is killing us in this series. Actually we need a couple of guys to step up and be real clutch.
Uggla and Mc Cann are on the hot seat. Can they step it up, I do not know. And we need Hudson to pitch some of his best ball in Sept. Got to check the Sept breakdowns on Hudson the last couple of yrs, have not remembered him being too clutch in September. Very good most of the time but okay, not great down the stretch.
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
12:10 pm
musta missed the smiley.
No, I didn’t. I saw an emoticon depicting a wink.
As I said, use my name the next time you want to beat a dead horse into the ground.
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
12:10 pm
Fredi is tired of cap tipping. Doing something for five months tends to do that.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:13 pm
Repost for those folks who just came on.
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George_George
September 2nd, 2012
11:30 am
Good morning all
The MARLINS owners were smart enough to fire FREDI in midseason. Why arn’t we? This could be the answer, LIBERTY MEDIA may have kept more control of baseball operations than we are told [as I would if Iwere the owner] LIBERTY may have told JS and FW not to fire FREDI because he still has next year on his contract and they do not want to pay him not to MGR. Of course I never would have given a untested MGR than a one year contract.
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
12:13 pm
Fredi always has that deer in the headlights look.
Disgusted
September 2nd, 2012
12:13 pm
The Braves have tried to work with Hanson on his mechanics etc., but Tommy really has not changed that much.
Maybe he can’t & he is what he is. The coaching staff and mgr can only do so much.
There s something about Hanson;s body laguage and mindset as well as durablity that I don’t like, don’t think he will be an outstandig MLB pitcher.
He really cannot get it done after July.
Birdhair
September 2nd, 2012
12:15 pm
Disgusted, but you overlook all of the outs and innings that grumpyface was responsible for in every other month. And his best month was probably still worse than any month that escobar had ever had with us. we could have been a ws contender in 2010 had we kept escobar and blanco vs trading for ankiel and gonzalez. We couldve made a move or two that helped our team vs hurt the team. It’s the idiotic moves like these that stifle teams’ run production.
You overlook the impact that Wren’s poor spending has had. We’re paying the drunk one $10M this season to pitch for someone else. Hey, that might be okay if we had unlimited funds, but we’re a middle market team and we have to be wise with our significant investments. Wren has failed.
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
12:16 pm
George, very true. Should have looked for a proven Manager after Bobby left. Not one that has never made the playoffs.
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
12:16 pm
I guess we’ll see when the lineup comes out today how committed Fredi is to ending the cap-tipping and doing something about the putrid offense.
Venice Jim
September 2nd, 2012
12:17 pm
George – she was. And my boys came so close to beating Maryland…
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:17 pm
Thank you ACE.
Birdhair
September 2nd, 2012
12:18 pm
But i do agree with you that mcdowell may not be the best guy to work with individual pitchers and help them with their mechanics and focus. Leo Mazzone was the mastermind of reviving careers and helping to create a disciplined approach.
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
12:18 pm
George, I agree about Fredi and think Bobby had a LOT of influence in him getting hired and the length of contract he got.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:18 pm
Venice Jim
September 2nd, 2012
12:17 pm
Yup.
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
12:19 pm
DOB doing movie reviews now.
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
12:22 pm
DOB has always recommended movies he liked, ACE.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:22 pm
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
12:18 pm
I know BOBBY recomended the FREDI hire, because BOBBY was upset MARLINS let him go. I believe DOB wrote that, but not sure thats where I read it.
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
12:23 pm
Yes, DOB did write about it here, George.
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
12:24 pm
George George – shouldn’t you be at work?
Venice Jim
September 2nd, 2012
12:24 pm
Jon Sciambi @BoogSciambi
RT @espn MLB Defensive Player of August: Paul Janish – ESPN
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
12:26 pm
Congratulations to Janish. Well-deserved.
Venice Jim
September 2nd, 2012
12:28 pm
We got 11 votes for August’s Defensive Player of the Month and eight of the 11 (who include ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark and former major leaguer Doug Glanville) felt that Janish was the best of the best.
Janish beat Michael Bourn out in the voting, making him the second Braves shortstop to win the award. The other is Andrelton Simmons, whom the Braves replaced with Janish when Simmons broke his finger after 33 games, a week following his naming as June’s top defender.
Bourn has gotten his fair share of attention for the fine season he’s had. Janish may get overlooked because of his lack of offensive contributions.
We won’t overlook him here.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:28 pm
I was not aganist the FREDI hire when it took place, but not at all happy with the results after. I do not want to see the braves fail to make post season CHIPPERS final year.
Venice Jim
September 2nd, 2012
12:29 pm
Janish and his mates on the left side of the Braves infield had a particularly good month. They combined to turn 77 percent of ground balls hit to the left of the second base bag into outs. The major-league average was 72 percent. In raw numbers, the Braves’ left side was about 11 plays better than expected on those balls for the month.
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
12:30 pm
I was not aganist the FREDI hire when it took place, but not at all happy with the results after
Oh did you not like Fredi?
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
12:31 pm
bring back boog.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:32 pm
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
12:24 pm
George George – shouldn’t you be at work?
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No I am not going to work, thought you knew I have been a baseball fan since the 1950s, I am retired.
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
12:33 pm
Well Joe Simpson retired but he works every day.
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
12:34 pm
give Wren his due for picking up Janish
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:35 pm
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
12:31 pm
bring back boog.
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AGREED I liked him the year he was here.
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
12:36 pm
I was not aganist the FREDI hire when it took place…
Nor was I. In retrospect, the fact that he was fired in Florida should have been a red flag, but I trusted Bobby’s judgement on the matter when he publicly rebuked Loria. Fredi is a nice guy, but he’s just not a good baseball manager and it shows.
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
12:36 pm
Fredi retired from minor league ball and still works everyday. Or least shows up.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:39 pm
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
12:30 pm
I was not aganist the FREDI hire when it took place, but not at all happy with the results after
Oh did you not like Fredi?
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jeffery Please give me a honest answer [not sarcastic]. Are you happy with the BRAVES preformance the past almost two seasons?
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
12:42 pm
Could be better, but I’ll take it.
chipontheroad
September 2nd, 2012
12:43 pm
schadenfreude
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:47 pm
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
12:42 pm
Could be better, but I’ll take it.
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Guess we have to take it, it has happened.
brian
September 2nd, 2012
12:51 pm
agree with your post above Brava
David O'Brien
September 2nd, 2012
12:51 pm
DOB doing movie reviews now. — ace
Sure am. Like I always have, newcomer. (You really haven’t been around here long, have you? I didn’t realize that till you commented on me discussing movies. Well, just so you know, I also do a list of my top CDs of the year around Christmas time. So you begin to prepare yourself for that disruption.) And to be clear, I’m not going to change how I write my blog just because we have a few recent frequent posters here who happen to be extremely bitter, always negative, and a bit on the, well, limited side when it comes to outside interests.
It’s a blog, my man. Read the definition of “blog” — you can find it online. Personal facts and views are often a fundamental part of most successful blogs. This is my blog. You can read it if you want, or not. But I’m not ever, and I mean ever, going to kowtow to you or avoid discussing my interests because you don’t have many outside attacking the Braves and their followers.
If you don’t want my personal anecdotes or opinions, just read the straight news stories and skip the main or “focal” blog, the Daily DOB as it’s called. The one with the song lyrics at bottom (when I write it), to make it simple for you to identify. Skip that one. And skip all my comments here in the comments section, or read them and continually attack them. Again, no worries. But just know I’m not going to change what I write for you, an (always) unhappy commenter on the blog.
You can read my blogs and comment, or don’t. No worries. We’ll survive and thrive, as always. We’ve cultivated a solid audience here, and a few relative newcomers aren’t going to ruin that.
brian
September 2nd, 2012
12:51 pm
aside from just playing better, what can the Braves do to avoid another September collapse and improve their recent play?
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 2nd, 2012
12:53 pm
Efrim
September 2nd, 2012
10:29 am
Jason Heyward is 2 for his last 21 and his OPS has dropped near 30 points over the last five games. Came out of nowhere, to be honest.
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the excuses will begin later today or this coming week….
He’s young. He’s too young. He’s tired. He need a day off to clear his head. His thumb still hurts. It’s his shoulder. Too many stolen bases. It’s early. It’s hot. It’s late. FG makes him feel bad. FG makes him feel unwanted. He’s inexperienced. Willie mccovey was 25 before he did much. He’s young. He needs to shave. It’s the pressure. It’s DOB’s fault. He was using the wrong bat…
And on and on it will go.
brian
September 2nd, 2012
12:55 pm
for all your complaints about this blog, it sure seems like you cannot get enough of it lately.
This blog is a gift to Braves fans. It also is a gift for people who want to get away from the politics/religion heated debates and talk about sports, movies, music, etc.
don’t bite the hand that feeds you ace. No one is forcing you to read this blog
richbrave
September 2nd, 2012
12:56 pm
Can WREN to stop the st-o-o-o-pid player personnel moves in the future.
Fire FREDI to stop the stoopid line-up choices and in-game machinations.
Cut CHIPPER for being a wimpy me-first money-grubber.
Replace McCANN and UGGLA for being auto outs when it counts most.
Blame HANSON for being alive.
Blame WREN for having all of the aforementioned players on the team right now.
What did i leave out naysayers?
Oh yeah, blame losses on fans not attending maxed-out games.
BLAME positive bloggers who can’t see the hand-writing on the wall that says. the BRAVES suc and are toast yet once again.
I say take heart, the September collapse won’t be near to historic this season. We started early.
That about cover it nay-sayers?
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
12:56 pm
This blog is a gift to Braves fans
Not during in-game when we’re losing…
brian
September 2nd, 2012
12:57 pm
phil – no excuses. Heyward is an elite young player who will go through slumps and go through times where the ball must look the size of a grapefruit. Baseball is always a game of adjustments and requires continual work – in the cages, on the tee, in the film room, etc. Ask Maddux or Chipper
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
12:59 pm
Ok, outta here for a bit. Shame we have to wait till 5:00 for game, it is not because they are trying to avoid a FALCONS game, don’t know the reason for the late start.
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
12:59 pm
I think ACE just likes stirring the pot and getting responses
brian
September 2nd, 2012
12:59 pm
McCann’s shoulder is still bothering him more than he is letting on and now his vision is bothering him as well. Nothing wrong with taking a 3-5 day rest to regroup
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 2nd, 2012
1:08 pm
Brian – don’t have to ask anyone. I know.
Jeffrey d – absolutely that’s what ACE does…funny that the same folks constantly flip out over the guy, including DOB. Good ol repetitive, mind-numbing entertainment!
richbrave
September 2nd, 2012
1:11 pm
brian
September 2nd, 2012
12:59 pm
“….McCann’s shoulder is still bothering him more than he is letting on and now his vision is bothering him as well. Nothing wrong with taking a 3-5 day rest to regroup….”
I would agree on all those counts. A three-day would help us prepare for the play-offs. MILWAUKEE series for example with a travel day and the first day of NATS thereafter. ROSS isn’t unduly exposed, and MAC can rest that shoulder.
MVPrado14
September 2nd, 2012
1:12 pm
“Alarming stat: There are four teams closer to the Braves in wild-card standings today than any team was through same point (133 games) of 2011 season. Yes, there are two wild-card spots available, but second-place team was nine games back at this point a year ago.”
Expected, not alarming. The writing is on the wall. This team will not occupy one of those two spots. Not with their lack of offense and not with Fredi at the helm.
MVPrado14
September 2nd, 2012
1:14 pm
“Shame we have to wait till 5:00 for game”
Wait for what? A repeat of yesterday? Cause that’s exactly what we’re going to see.
chipontheroad
September 2nd, 2012
1:14 pm
There is a blurb aticle in this weeks USA Weekly that states a study of “dry eyes”,It suggests caffiene can help not hinder the condition by aiding in the production of tears
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 2nd, 2012
1:14 pm
Jeffrey d – in game drivel is some of the best stuff going here. Why certain folks get so upset about it is just beyond me. 90 percent of it isn’t nearly as serious sounding as some think it is. I’ve never understood why the otherwise very intelligent can’t understand that. Or why it matters so much. Have fun with it.
Oh well…
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
1:18 pm
Because the slightest sign of danger causes people to get on the ledge. It makes it hard to hold a normal conversation.
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 2nd, 2012
1:18 pm
I checked the standings this morning and was stunned/shocked that yes, we are, in fact, still 4 games to the good in the “race” for the right to be eliminated in one game come early October.
Starting to remind me of the 82 braves that lost 19 of 21 and were still given the west title due to just how awful the competition was too…
phoenix
September 2nd, 2012
1:18 pm
Today’s lineup is Uggla-free! Apparently Frediot is choosing his spots. Shouldn’t be that hard to do, since Uggla struggles against right-handers. And left-handers. And batters who hit grounders in his direction.
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
1:19 pm
Well said, phil. As I’ve said before, some folks take this blog much too seriously and, as you noted, it usually seems to be the more intelligent ones.
Brave New World
September 2nd, 2012
1:19 pm
I have been a Braves fan for quite some time, and will be a Braves fan no matter what happens in 2012 or beyond. Would I like to see them reach the playoffs and do well? Of course. But here are some thoughts: If Uggla and McCann don’t turn things around at the plate for the remainder of 2012, we will probably not make the playoffs. If we do not make the playoffs, Gonzalez will likely not be managing the Braves in 2013. Bourn is a very good player, but cannot carry the team (BTW, Bourn is not worth tying up any more than $12 million per year, so we will lose him). GO BRAVES!
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 2nd, 2012
1:21 pm
True. But it takes all kinds to make the world go round. A decent blog, i would think, is composed likewise.
Just ignore the ledge-dwellers if normal conversation is the goal.
Tomahawkin (Suffering Fan)
September 2nd, 2012
1:22 pm
MVPrado14
September 2nd, 2012
1:14 pm
“Shame we have to wait till 5:00 for game”
“Wait for what? A repeat of yesterday? Cause that’s exactly what we’re going to see.”
I will have to see if Football is on, this team bores me.