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Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
9:18 pm
I am at a lost. I was one that said Tex. deal was good. You go for it when you have a chance to win it. Everybody can see how wrong i was in agreeing on that deal at the time.
Trader Jack
October 19th, 2012
9:22 pm
That was a ballsy play by Zito
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
9:37 pm
Braves need some attitude. Need some leadership in the dugout. You are losing the most leadership in the dug with Chipper and Hinske. That leadership has to be filled. Need some mean players to come in here. Falcons have Weatherspoon. Braves need a player that can rep like Grimes and Rodgers do for the Falcons. Need some heart like they brought to the Falcons more then big names.
HooRah
October 19th, 2012
10:12 pm
Baseball is nothing like Football you can’t be up for 6 games a week for 6 months.
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:17 pm
Braves need some attitude that Chipper could not give us. Need some i-285 fastball perez attitude in the dug out. Throw at the head and you try to hit me with the ball I take this bat and swing at your head…good times I tell you. Chipper not provide that for us
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:20 pm
Braves fans already rep the town with the new bad boys of baseball attitude. The Braves players need to follow our lead and get some toughness. Hell I even seen Cox get thrown out of the stands that sad FRI.. Braves need to get mean.
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:26 pm
If you watch the replay in slow-mo I swear it was Cox that hit the ump in the head with the mini Liq bottle. Love Bobby Cox
Mixxo
October 19th, 2012
10:29 pm
Giants showing some ‘WANT!’
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:33 pm
Giants are playing a team that finished 6 back of the Braves. Both these teams are clowns. Braves were done in by the umps in the 7th to let the 12 for 12 dream be a story for the ws. Just like N.dame getting the call of a no TD last week for the win. It is TV ratings and umps and refs walk the line to the tune of the ratings on tv
brian
October 19th, 2012
10:34 pm
Myers is not being traded for anybody
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:36 pm
Yep Myers is a pipe dream of a thought
norris
October 19th, 2012
10:38 pm
The fact that Cody Ross’ name was mentioned is sick. The way he snubbed us last year. No way. The fans wouldnt have it! Throw more stuff on the field. lol
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:39 pm
LOL tell them norris besides he is in talks with boston again but I like you attitude
HooRah
October 19th, 2012
10:40 pm
did Cody hurt your feelings?
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:42 pm
That is right he hurt our feelings and now he stuck with tessie boston, Braves don’t need his kind
brian
October 19th, 2012
10:42 pm
the Braves could probably get the Royals to stop laughing and not hang up if they started with Simmons and Teheran/Delgado or if they mentioned Meds or Beachy.
think of what it would have taken for the Braves to trade Heyward just before his first season in Atlanta. Then consider that the Royals have no payroll flexibility and value their young players even more than the average team
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:47 pm
Easy Brian, they may jump on those names and i am kind of fond of those names, lol, They would jump like constanza on seinfield claiming he the frogger champ
HooRah
October 19th, 2012
10:47 pm
Royals have been touted as having just about the best system around for years now, but still lose all the time in the AL
richbrave
October 19th, 2012
10:47 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
DESERT DOGS
LHRP RYAN BUCHTER [1.80 ERA] 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO.
SS NICK AHMED [.422 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI [5], 1 BB, 1 E [2, throw].
DH ED SALCEDO [.158 BA] 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B [3], 2 SO, 1 SB [2].
SAL:CEDO’s beginning to stir in the batter’s box, but i see they let him on the field as infrequently as possible. His glove might also explain the MIA quality of one NICK AHMED whose BA is impressive.
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 19th, 2012
10:48 pm
Barry. Zito.
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:49 pm
I have said it b4 Salcedo is a big let down but Ahmed is 2 yrs away at best
phil
October 19th, 2012
10:50 pm
Deadly. Women.
Some real wackos on this show!
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:50 pm
NO Toronto has a real serious Farm team. No joke. Love to tap into that system
HooRah
October 19th, 2012
10:50 pm
sounds like here
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
10:54 pm
Braves fans already broke bad like Walter White now it is time to get our dark passenger like Dexter and do some things in 13
Lou
October 19th, 2012
10:55 pm
I’m assuming about 60 people here post on a regular basis. I’m just curious as to IF the South(Not South Florida) really cares about MLB at all? Now I know they like the Braves but let’s just say IF the Braves are not in the League Championship series does anyone besides transplanted people from Northern cities care at all about the post season. It appears Monday-Friday in the Fall is spent talking about Saturday, Saturday is a Holy Day of Obligation and Sunday you get over Saturday and get ready for Monday-Friday all over again. It would be very interesting to see how division series would match up with Miss State-LSU and how World Series(Without Atlanta) matches up with Florida-Georgia. Major League Baseball in the Deep South–exclusive of Atlanta–is a regional cult sport similiar to hockey.
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:00 pm
Lou you smarter then me and lost me on that but i am pizzed we lost the thrashers and UGA will always let me down but the Braves have broke our heats for for 20 yrs but here we are talking about them. The Braves have the most die hard fans of any fans. A tomahawk in one hand and a broom in the other is how we live our life
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 19th, 2012
11:03 pm
JIM BOWDEN @JimBowdenESPNxm
If the Giants hold on they will have won the last 13 straight games started by Barry Zito
richbrave
October 19th, 2012
11:04 pm
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
DOMINICA
EASTERN BULLS
SS TYLER PASTORNICKY [.167 BA] 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB.
LHS/RP YOHAN FLAMBE’ [13.50 ERA] 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 12 BB, 1 SO.
ORIENTE STARS
CF FELIX PIE [.333 BA] 1-4, 1 R.
MEXICO
HERMOSILLO ORANGES
CF TODD CUNNINGHAM – game not underway.
VENEZUELA
ZULIA EAGLES top of the eighth. EAGLES losing 5-1.
1B ERNESTO MEJIA [.281 BA] 1-3, 2 SO.
LF EVAN ‘Big Jim’ GATTIS [.367 BA] 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B [5], 1 HR [2], 1 RBI [9].
After a night off at the plate, ‘Big Jim’ comes out raking tonight and with a purpose. Currently .355 OBP, .593 SLG, .947 OPS.
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:07 pm
I am really counting on Cunningham to take that step and be on the roster late in the season
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:10 pm
Tina Turner told us we don’t need another hero, just a leader that says losing is not a option
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 19th, 2012
11:11 pm
Big Jim!
Rev needs to step it up… that .167 avg. isn’t looking good right now
Trader Jack
October 19th, 2012
11:12 pm
Homer
Die hard Braves fans? Hardly. They’re very good fans but no where near the level of Red Sox, Cubs, Phillies, Cards, etc.
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:15 pm
More Wren see the less I know, the more I just let it go.
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:17 pm
Braves are the best, Tessie nothing, Cubs cant hang with the southside of their state. Phi ain’t jack etc that bud. The Braves fans are the BEST
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:18 pm
WE nocahomer on fools that mess with the BRAVES and that is the bottom line
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:20 pm
Braves on that other level, We bring out neon tomahawks fool, don’t mess with Braves fans
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:25 pm
Braves tomahawk on chumps and they not like it. Flashes of shadows of death put the Braves in a st8 jacket menace to the MLB…The Braves will be large and in charge in13
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:27 pm
Braves are a pit on a rage in 13. Braves blasting through the comp. in 13
Trader Jack
October 19th, 2012
11:27 pm
Hey Homer
2012 Attendance
Philly 3.552 mil
Cards 2.262
Giants 3.377
Red Sox 3.043
Cubs 2.882
White Sox 1.965
Braves 2.420
So much for your Southside Chicago BS
As a matter of fact, your just plain BS Homer
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:30 pm
Braves laugh at Rizzo and Boras when the go to jail for pigs that don’t fly straight.
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:32 pm
Braves fans sell out squash that fast trader I don’t know if you got you butt kicked in HS or not but sounds like it. Braves not under siege. Braves no joke go for broke mess with the Braves, the Braves tell you what is on our mind
Trader Jack
October 19th, 2012
11:35 pm
Homer
WTF?
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:36 pm
Behind the tomahawk are nerds that liked Bruce lee flicks don’t remember out kind in HS call us scrubs and that is ok come 13 the scrubs win. GOOOOOOOOOO BRAVESSSSS
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:39 pm
BEHIND THE TOMAHAWK LOOK AT US WHAT U SEE? 13 WS CHAMPS. It hurts when they just want my tomahawk and broom attitude but i not a used up man yet until 13 Braves bring it home
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 19th, 2012
11:40 pm
What’s up with Homer? I’d change that first word to Dummy…
Venice Jim
October 19th, 2012
11:41 pm
Hard to argue when someone speaks with clarity and precision…
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:41 pm
I claim Tomahawk for life tattoo up with the A. Brave slippers cause Braves are what we made of. Catch me with with the A hat no other kind Braves politics is all I know. Braves what I made of
Trader Jack
October 19th, 2012
11:43 pm
VJ
Sounds like spoken with Jack Daniels
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:45 pm
Braves never give up never give in. Braves against the world. Times that made us. kids coming down from troubles in town. what is life dont you know here we go here we go. fools came our way for basketball braves went their way for baseball, when we met it not pretty at all, still bells of st. marry kept ringing
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:49 pm
Braves are fighters champion hearts. Braves never give. Braves heart of lion.
HooRah
October 19th, 2012
11:52 pm
Is there no way we can get rid of this moronic creep? Where is DOB when you need him?
Not sure I can stand another night full of hundreds of his meaningless crap posts.
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:54 pm
I speak the truth and THE PARTY IS OVER COMMUNIST BOY FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Venice Jim
October 19th, 2012
11:56 pm
Time to catch the season finale of Boss, which I recorded in the outer chamber… hate to see it end so quickly…
Homer of A-town sports
October 19th, 2012
11:56 pm
THAT AK47 TO SHUT UP MY SPEECH DID NOT WORK
Venice Jim
October 19th, 2012
11:57 pm
Yeah, take that, commie-boy!
Venice Jim
October 19th, 2012
11:57 pm
Which is probably how Wayne thinks of me…
Trader Jack
October 19th, 2012
11:57 pm
Certifiable
Venice Jim
October 19th, 2012
11:58 pm
Fare thee (well, most thees) well, as I bid a fond adieu…
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 19th, 2012
11:59 pm
Need VJ to take this guy out!
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:01 am
Wren going find a way to make us compete again and I can’t wait
HooRah
October 20th, 2012
12:03 am
is this the same nut job who has gone crazy before on the night shift and eventually been banned?
Not gonna be many stay around here long having to put up with this ignorant crap
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:04 am
Nobody can take me out. I speak the truth and i am not scared of the forced black built ,money owned by China country to stop my freedom of the press.
HooRah
October 20th, 2012
12:10 am
no politics here nitwit
bravedan
October 20th, 2012
12:11 am
We need to do what it takes to get Olt. Then we’d have the makings of a good young infield (minus second base) for quite awhile. Of course if we could move Prado back there we would be set in the infield.
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:14 am
Is OLT up for the Braves to get him?
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:19 am
I had to deal with Barns under the table hand shake to take our state flag away so I agree enough of politics so lets talk baseball. Anybody?
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:22 am
I say what you not like you communist cry DOB to shut me up. Never mind freedom of the press. Clowns I think Wren and Fg are doing a great job, I like Uggla and it not fit in your little minds that somebody can think like that
bravedan
October 20th, 2012
12:23 am
Would you take Troy Tulowitski and Tyler Colvin from the Rockies for Simmons and Teheren?
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:25 am
bravedan NO imo
chipontheroad
October 20th, 2012
12:27 am
Dude has got the worse case I’ve ever seen (Romnesia)
bravedan
October 20th, 2012
12:31 am
Yeah I’d hate to give up Simmons too. I’m setting here bored and thinking of decent options.
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:35 am
Chipper a great player but not a leader. Braves need to go after pitching,,,I think Greinke. I don’t think Willingham or Pagon is the ans. and that is to much for yall to think about. So yall beg to stop my freedom of speech. Unreal. I want to make a play at Trumbo and yall beg to shut me up
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:37 am
I like to see a move for Revere and Fowler. 2 homegrown products that should of never been able to get out of our state IMO
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:42 am
Save the money and make a big deal at the break
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 20th, 2012
12:42 am
sigh… such great wisdom
Peace
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
12:56 am
Braves are in a dangerous position this off season.
uga-brave
October 20th, 2012
1:07 am
wow, there really is no reason to jump into this. nice job homer.
the weekend night shift has really gone south.
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
1:12 am
FL beat sc this weekend and the cocktail pary will be owned by the dawgs but really after that performance against the ole ball coach can us uga fans think we really that good?
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
1:16 am
I mean SC beat FL and then we beat FL. but how did SC beat us down after we already hurt from Fri. I don’t get how our team put up 40 plus pts and not show up for SC. but the season is not over
Homer of A-town sports
October 20th, 2012
1:18 am
GN GREAT BRAVES FANS HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH FANS
Ward
October 20th, 2012
1:46 am
Hello everyone! DOB – Could you do us a favor, and ban this clown. Homer of A-town sports comes on here, and is arogant, rude, and talks about nothing, and argues with everyone on here, and his post are pathetic. This clown is annoying…… Please do us a favor, and ban him. Thanks………Peace my friends, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!” Talk tomrrow……
Bobby H
October 20th, 2012
2:30 am
Ward
I’m afraid if you ask DOB to ban every poster that is, arogant, rude, and talks about nothing, and argues with everyone on here, and his post are pathetic, there won’t be anyone left!
Ward
October 20th, 2012
3:03 am
DOB – Read your post on Justin Upton. I would consider him for a couple of Braves prospects. Hope Wren, and Braves look into it. Good hitter…… Peace Out, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!” Talk tomorrow……
Bay Area Steve
October 20th, 2012
3:57 am
I’m only up to 5:00, but RC frickin’ killed it today. The rest fo y’all lost.
Bay Area Steve
October 20th, 2012
4:08 am
“the weekend night shift has really gone south.”
To be fair, we set a fairly low bar…
Hillbilly,
You asked about domination. Homer’s it. Two of three nights, even. Ownage. Not that it’s good. Apologies for my past (and probable future).
Bay Area Steve
October 20th, 2012
4:10 am
“arrogant, rude, and talks about nothing, and argues with everyone on here”
Well then: F’ you, too. Oh, wait…
phil
October 20th, 2012
7:40 am
Ugly overnight, I see….
Lew
October 20th, 2012
8:02 am
They only come out at night. Well, most of the time anyway.
Mixxo
October 20th, 2012
8:04 am
lol@ the drama.
Heap……you gone yet?!
Fred
October 20th, 2012
8:16 am
I wonder if Gattis could make the team out of spring training as a 3rd catcher/outfielder. I think that is possible if he has a good spring. Is he catching in winter ball?
Lew
October 20th, 2012
8:30 am
Fred – Gattis has never started more than 88 games in pro baseball – he’s not ready yet. He’ll be in the m]inors again. Dude is a longshot at best.
richbrave
October 20th, 2012
8:32 am
Follow up to last night’s SOUTH OF THE BORDER
MEXICO
HERMOSILLO ORANGES
CF TODD CUNNINGHAM [.236 BA] 0-fer the night 1 SO. TODD’s got a hole in his swing that needs fixing. Count on the junk-ball pitchers in the MEXICAN League to find it.
richbrave
October 20th, 2012
8:33 am
BTW JORGE CAMPILLO is STILL holding forth down there this season.
richbrave
October 20th, 2012
8:36 am
Fred
October 20th, 2012
8:16 am
“…..I wonder if Gattis could make the team out of spring training as a 3rd catcher/outfielder. I think that is possible if he has a good spring. Is he catching in winter ball?…..”
Not yet. Last night, he played LF. Has been DHing otherwise. Played 1B once also early in the season.
Efrim
October 20th, 2012
9:01 am
Gattis just keeps hitting wherever they send him. In 7 games in Venezuela, he’s 9-for-27 with 4 doubles, 1 HR, league-leading 8 RBI, .593 slugging and .947 OPS in 7games.
If he stays healthy, gonna be interesting to see the numbers he puts up in Triple-A next season — and even more interesting to see how long he stays there before getting his first shot in big leagues.
Gattis in LF, Angel Pagan in CF. Let’s win the World Series!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 20th, 2012
9:06 am
The people I talked to on Twitter overnight are a much smarter crowd than what’s here….
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 20th, 2012
9:06 am
on the overnights. The day-timers are pretty cool
74bravesjersey
October 20th, 2012
9:07 am
I think Evan Gattis is worthy of a good look see this spring, very good numbers accumilated in so little time, he got hurt last year, don’t know what the status was in for just 88 games, but look at his production w/ so little time, yet the kicker; 2011- 88 gms, 22hr(s),322BA,338ab’s-53k’s, 2012- 74gms, 18hr’s,.305BA,272ab’s-43k’s. Love the production w/not so many k’s w/at bats ratio. I think he’s very worthy for consideration considering he’s got a good idea of the strikezone, which quite the no. of k’s that several of our lineup showed striking out over 100 times, to 150 times. I think he battles in the count kinda like what we see’n now in the post season. I hope they’ll put em’ on the 40 man, he, Mejia, & Durango. Gattis could be a diamond in the rough.
Lew
October 20th, 2012
9:13 am
Yeah, he could be a diamond in the rough, but the MLB season is long and he has only played 80 or more games in two minor league seasons – thats half of an MLB season. Not sure we know if he has the stamina to be a full time player in the bigs.
But yeah, the offensive numbers are basically awesome. I’m just concerned that we just lost one offensive force that only played in 100 or so games a year and it certainly hurt us. That being said, maybe he could be that RH Hitting platoon partner for the LF/3B platoon we’ve discussed with Prado and Francisco.