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nolie
December 18th, 2012
8:29 pm
he thinks he is George Foreman’s kid???
hard to find more Georges anywhere else
Tom O'Hawke
December 18th, 2012
8:31 pm
Good answer, nolie. What does George have… 8 Georges?
nolie
December 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
thank you for the advice KL, unfortunarely I can’t really afford high end stuff for a hobby that I don’t yet know I will stick with
old man
December 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
nolie:
No, just add up the raw OPS numbers. If all 8 had an OPS of 700, the total is 5600. I’m saying it will be 150 points above that in 2013.
cabravesfan
December 18th, 2012
8:35 pm
Tom-
Of course you don’t have Showtime- what with your rotary dial phone, hand crank radio, and rabbit ear TV
I work out in a park near my place. So weather is a factor…naturally, it didn’t rain on Monday and it probably won’t tomorrow when I have another session, but it did off and on all day today
JC Brave
December 18th, 2012
8:36 pm
George_George
You missed the point of my post entirely. That post was more about minor league numbers being useless than it was about BJ Upton. Heck, it was more about Bourjos than it was about Upton.
TOBF’s obsession with Bourjos is based on minor league numbers and ONE full season in the majors, hence why I brought up BJ’s stats, because I can’t understand why this guy wants to trade prospects for Bourjos, but dislikes BJ [and his "potencial"].
Just comparing…
The point is, just because Bourjos reached his minor leagues production in ONE year as a major league starter, it does not mean he’s worth a shyt [nor a fit for the Braves].
nolie
December 18th, 2012
8:36 pm
I think he had five sons last I heard Tom, all Georges. I don’t know if he named the girls George too or not
David O'Brien
December 18th, 2012
8:36 pm
NEW BLOGGAGE!
nolie
December 18th, 2012
8:37 pm
OPS numbers are percentages , please show a little knowledge. you are embarrassing yourself
old man
December 18th, 2012
8:38 pm
If you compare 2012 versions of
Prado
Simmons
Chipper
Heyward
McCann
Uggla
Bourn
Freeman
to the 2013 versions of:
Prado
Simmons
Whoever replaces Chipper
Heyward
McCann
Uggla
BJ Upton
Freeman
You will end up with 150 extra OPS points, in the aggregate.
That’s my point.
old man
December 18th, 2012
8:40 pm
nolie, it’s very simple.
If one guy has an OPS of .800, and the other guy has on OPS of .700, it totals 1.500.
It’s called arithmetic.
nolie
December 18th, 2012
8:40 pm
got a link, I can’t find it
nolie
December 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
hopeless . excuse me while I pass on such silliness
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/12/18/top-50-albums-of-12-and-whos-braves-lf/
David O'Brien
December 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
Gattis hit his 13th homer tonight in Venezuela.
And my Jayhawks are wiping the floor with Richmond’s squad.
old man
December 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
If Johnny picked .5 bushels of apples a day over the entire apple season, and Suzie picked .4 bushels of apples a day during the season, how many apples a day did they pick during the season together?
ANSWER: .9 bushels, because .5 plus .4 equals .9.
Get it?
old man
December 18th, 2012
8:45 pm
nolie:
He who make no rational argument is man who likes not the wager.
old man
December 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
And, yes, in case you are wondering, a platoon counts as the replacement for Chipper.
old man
December 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
Nolie:
I seem to recall that when some people explained the arithmetic of population, guns, factories, and railroads to the Confederacy, it was dismissed as “silliness.”
If you think the starting 8 will generate less than 150 additional OPS points, 2013 over 2012, just say so, and we can have a disagreement, and go on. You can even insult me. But first say the Braves won’t do it.
old man
December 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
Case closed.
tony austin
December 19th, 2012
12:19 am
Gattis hit his 13th homer tonight in Venezuela – DOB
I don’t know the quality of pitching in that league, but this settles it for me; I think the Braves need to stop pursing a LF for now and give Gattis a chance. Save the prospects, save the big FA contract and let’s see what he’s got. If it doesn’t work out, then of course pursue whatever option.
NOCAHOMA-ALL DAY
December 19th, 2012
9:53 pm
It is well reported on the B/R and mlbtraderumors who are in love with DOB that the Fish would give up Stanton for 3 top prospects and nobody can give them what we have, and if they try to give him up for less Selig would veto it
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December 23rd, 2012
7:53 pm
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December 31st, 2012
11:03 am
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