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nolie
December 23rd, 2012
10:16 pm
actually I don’t dislike Mixxo as much as I pretend to
cabravesfan
December 23rd, 2012
10:17 pm
nolie-
and I don’t think he’s a grumpy or negative as he pretends either
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:17 pm
That damn tie might cost the Niners a bye
That’s funny… I’ve thought, “that damn tie might cost the Packers a bye”.
I, also, agree with your 2ND part (only substitute the Packers, again)
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
10:17 pm
TOBF:
Don’t build up “the good stuff” in your head to much… you might end up in AAA
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
10:18 pm
AAA? Man… what is in with me tonight.
cabravesfan
December 23rd, 2012
10:20 pm
Tom-
Winning percentage is in the Pack’s favor- Niners will have one less win, even though (obviously) they have the first tie breaker in head-to-head…whatever- this one is not over yet and I truly believe the Niners don’t need the bye to win. Justin Smith will be back next week and that will make a big difference
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
10:20 pm
Announcers should stay away from “honey badger” and “beast mode”… it’s really not that cool.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:21 pm
Heath, you should know enough to stop when you’ve had enough “A’s”.
JC Brave
December 23rd, 2012
10:22 pm
JC Brave
December 23rd, 2012
3:14 am
[LF] is after all the position that is least cared about defensively. – nolie
Excuse my ignorance, but why is it like that? I mean, why is LF any different from RF? I’ve been hearing this my whole life and never understood why it is regarded as such an insignificant position defensively.
Anyone?
Nick
December 23rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Go with Gattis in LF. Lineup: Simmons, Prado, Heyward, Gattis, Freeman, Upton, Uggla, Mac.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:23 pm
cabravesfan
PLUS… the Packers have a tough opponent, next Sunday. They play the Vikings in Minnesota. They’re 6-1 at home… AND they’ve been playing well.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 23rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Falcons get three playoff wins and that means a SB win
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
10:24 pm
Got my AA (drinking) and AAA (baseball) mixed a little. Happens to the best of us. Either way… still, no need to build up alcohol (and women too for that matter) in your head to make it more than it really is. Probably why Europe doesn’t have near the alcohol issues… (or as many sexual inhibitions…)
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
10:24 pm
I think the Super Bowl champs and the NCAA champs should play for the real National Champeenship
cabravesfan
December 23rd, 2012
10:25 pm
Tom-
GO VIKINGS!! (The Niners have the Cardinals at home
)
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:25 pm
JC Brave
RF’er needs a good arm… LF’er does not.
cabravesfan
December 23rd, 2012
10:26 pm
TOBF-
If I were a Falcons fan, I’d just be hoping for one…
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
10:27 pm
never understood why it is regarded as such an insignificant position defensively. @JC
because you have to have somewhere for the great bat/spazz to play and left is as easy as anywhere and does not require the arm that right does I guess
keyLargo
December 23rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Heath – have you heard anything further about Saban coming up to Cleveland next year?
Mixxo
December 23rd, 2012
10:28 pm
Manningham down…..that can’t be good.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:28 pm
If I were a Falcons fan, I’d just be hoping for one…
Yes, I agree, get that first win, FIRST, then go from there…
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
10:29 pm
keyLargo:
I don’t follow Cleveland sports.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 23rd, 2012
10:29 pm
so grabbing some Buds isnt a big deal? Bummer… I was counting down the days…
can pretend I’m in Europe then… almost 18 now. And what’s a mere three-four weeks?
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
10:32 pm
Cleveland city of light city of magic
Cleveland city of light you’re calling me
Cleveland, even now I can remember
‘Cause the Cuyahoga River
Goes smokin’ through my dreams
Burn on, big river, burn on
Burn on, big river, burn on
Now the Lord can make you tumble
And the Lord can make you turn
And the Lord can make you overflow
But the Lord can’t make you burn
Burn on, big river, burn on
Burn on, big river, burn on
cabravesfan
December 23rd, 2012
10:32 pm
Battery is almost dead- will be on and off for the rest of the evening.
Merry Christmas all!
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
10:33 pm
no cord cab?
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 23rd, 2012
10:34 pm
yep, gotta start with 1 win. Dome should help, I hope, our new defense is better at home. Getting the Skins or Seahawks may help even more…
on the LF thing, shouldnt the LF still be a very good athlete and very mobile? The arm isn’t as big an issue, but more balls should be hit his way than to RF.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:34 pm
Can’t plug it in with the AC adapter/charger, cabravesfan.
Merry Christmas, if not. (another battery for cab for Xmas, VJ)
cabravesfan
December 23rd, 2012
10:36 pm
The cord for my computer is too short for sitting on the sofa. I have other means of blogging, just not as easy.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:37 pm
TOBF
All the ML positions should be filled with athletic players. But by comparison, LF probably requires less athleticism than the others.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
December 23rd, 2012
10:39 pm
But if you meet a woman who likes jagerbombs, you really have something…
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
10:41 pm
Some nights you just have to tip your cap to the other team.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:42 pm
The cord for my computer is too short for sitting on the sofa. — cabravesfan
I’m pretty sure they have invented something that can help you out there… but I can’t think of the name of it…
Can anyone help her?
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
10:42 pm
according to nolie neither position is all that demanding. the long throw is from right center, you like your right fielder to have enough range to get to as much as he can because he is running toward third in a way and the centerfielder is running away from third so the throw is better for the right fielder whenever possible. Left fielder is as straight forward as any position there is.
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
10:45 pm
E..X..T…E…N….S….I…..O…..N cord ?
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:46 pm
E..X..T…E…N….S….I…..O…..N cord ? — SNEAKY PETE
That’s it, by golly!!! Yeah, cabravesfan, it looks like “Stanley”, but it doesn’t slither around on its own.
JC Brave
December 23rd, 2012
10:47 pm
Well that basically covers it. Thanks for the answer. Didn’t see when or where nolie said that.
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
10:48 pm
Oh, JC. Nolie is my uncle. I have listened to that for decades
unbelievable
December 23rd, 2012
10:50 pm
Bmac wont be hitting 8th, if Gattis is playing your lineup will look like this
Prado
Heyward
Upton
Freeman
Uggla
Bmac
Gattis
Simmons
P
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
10:51 pm
SNEAKY PETE:
Good explanation of the LF/RF difference.
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
10:51 pm
pretty decent line up if they all have near average years
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 23rd, 2012
10:54 pm
Mac will hit 7th bet. Can’t see Heyward hitting 2nd either.
PaBravefan
December 23rd, 2012
10:54 pm
JC Brave, to answer your question. It has to do with the throws you have to make from Right v left field that make it tougher, but I agree….it is over rated. In Right all throws to cut someone down are to second which is same for both OF positions depending on field dimensions. The throw to 3rd to cut down a runner is obviously more difficult for RF. A play at home again, like second base, is about equal with minor differences depending on field dimensions. There is no play at first most of the time so RF has the harder throw to third And the runner in your path when making a throw to 2nd to cut down a double. Not much of a diff, but need a RF with a stronger arm!!
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
10:56 pm
unbelievable:
If no changes are made to the starting roster, I would actually want Heyward hitting 2nd too. I doubt we’ll see it though.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 23rd, 2012
10:56 pm
Thanks Tom and Sneaky for the responses… makes sense
keyLargo
December 23rd, 2012
10:56 pm
I can’t believe SF will go anywhere in the playoffs with that QB.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
December 23rd, 2012
10:57 pm
Whoops. Who has the world-class defense tonight?
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
10:58 pm
“Beast mode”
Please stop it.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
10:58 pm
TOBF – you’re welcome
Heath
December 23rd, 2012
11:00 pm
Alright… going to bed. Night all.
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
11:01 pm
no problem TOBF, just parroting what I have heard all my life practically
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
11:03 pm
I prefer Heyward to hit third, I do not buy into Shaun’s heresy
BYW where is Shaun lately, I don’t remember seeing him around
Soph
December 23rd, 2012
11:03 pm
Seattle looks unstoppable at home but not so much on the road. We’ll see what happens in the playoffs.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:04 pm
The Seahawks beat there last 2 opponents, 108 – 17 combined! But they both sucked!
Now, they’re spanking the hell out of the Niners. Are they for real???
JC Brave
December 23rd, 2012
11:07 pm
SNEAKY PETE
I guess we can say that you are fortunate when it comes to baseball, having nolie as an uncle
PaBravefan
That’s what I was thinking at first, the only difference I saw between the positions was the throw to third base.
Tom
Thanks for your answer too.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
December 23rd, 2012
11:08 pm
Shaun is busy with a special consulting job for Santa…he’s rearranging the order of the reindeer for him. But he’s got Rudolph bringing up the rear!
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:09 pm
Welcome, JC Brave
Hey, I was brief (probably too brief), but I also was the first!
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 23rd, 2012
11:09 pm
Seahawks torching the Niners defense… maybe if the Falcons can get a running game going this wouldnt be a bad matchup
BFChris28
December 23rd, 2012
11:10 pm
If a LF isn’t gotten, here’s my lineup …
1. Simmons SS
2. Prado 3B/LF
3. Heyward RF
4. Upton CF
5. Freeman 1B
6. Uggla 2B
7. McCann C
8. Gattis/Francisco LF/3B
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:11 pm
Shaun is busy with a special consulting job for Santa…he’s rearranging the order of the reindeer for him. But he’s got Rudolph bringing up the rear!
Shaun’s stats must tell him that it WON’T be a foggy Christmas Eve, Hugo.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 23rd, 2012
11:11 pm
nolie sure is a baseball genius… maybe I should listen to him more. Will be tough to give up my craziness though.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:14 pm
TOBF
Just don’t get too crazy to make a baseball bet with him. He’ll beat you every time!
keyLargo
December 23rd, 2012
11:18 pm
Most balls hit down the line to the wall are a jog over and a loopy toss back to the SS for the LFer while the RFer has the longest throw an outfielder makes to 3rd or hitting the 2B with a throw that has to be relayed. The throw to 3rd is longer than the throw to Home from the corner.
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
11:19 pm
having spoken of nolie, I was kind of surprised that DOB snarked his comment from last night which was obviously not serious.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:20 pm
Why don’t the 49ers put Smith in now? It would give him a chance to shake off some rust in case of injury to Kaepernick.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:22 pm
having spoken of nolie, I was kind of surprised that DOB snarked his comment from last night which was obviously not serious.
Missed that, wasn’t here last night.
Venice Jim
December 23rd, 2012
11:24 pm
Tom – I suggested Alex a while back…
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
11:29 pm
no big deal, he didn’t cry too long Tom. I got him a box of Kleenex and all was soon just fine
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:29 pm
VJ, can’t figure out a logical reason why Harbaugh doesn’t. But… maybe he has one.
Venice Jim
December 23rd, 2012
11:31 pm
I was told in no uncertain terms that they would not do that because Colin needs every single little bitty second he can possibly get to improve after not getting into the end zone all game…(until now)…
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
11:32 pm
West Coast arrogance at its worst
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:34 pm
Well, if Colin gets hurt in the next few weeks, that voice in the room you’re hearing, may be sobbing a different tune.
JC Brave
December 23rd, 2012
11:37 pm
Tom
More like straight to the point, I’d say
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 23rd, 2012
11:37 pm
I never understood why Smith lost his job in the first place.. was doing a damn good job. But whatever works for Harbaugh, I guess…
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:41 pm
JC Brave
I try to be succinct. (It cuts down on my misspelling, mis-punctuation and, overall, bad grammar.)
Venice Jim
December 23rd, 2012
11:41 pm
My biggest issue is the message sent by losing your job because you were concussed – seems to go against what they are trying to accomplish…
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
11:46 pm
not sure but I don’t think you needed those last two commas, Tom
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:47 pm
See???
SNEAKY PETE
December 23rd, 2012
11:51 pm
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all, and to all a good night.
Tom O'Hawke
December 23rd, 2012
11:56 pm
Same to you, Pete.
TheOnlyBravesFan
December 23rd, 2012
11:59 pm
Everyone in the south should be keeping an eye on the weather, looks like we could have a rough and stormy Christmas. Stay safe out there folks!
Good night, and Peace.
Venice Jim
December 24th, 2012
12:02 am
Rampant testosterone overflowing here, as I watch Holiday Inn on the computer and The Sound of Music on TV…
Tom O'Hawke
December 24th, 2012
12:03 am
haggard
December 24th, 2012
12:06 am
Good night good folks
haggard
December 24th, 2012
12:21 am
Just a song……., er,…poem before I go.
I owned this recitation on a 45 rpm when I was between the ages of about eight and ten. And I wore it out! It was voiced by Walter Brennan, so just read along in his voice.
My dad used to raise turkeys for Christmas
And about a week before he’d take ‘em into town,
He always kept the biggest one ’specially for us
And Mom would cook him to a golden brown.
One year he brought the usual batch home
Just hatched with lots of growin’ to do,
And there was one awful skinny like he put in my care
He never figured he’d pull through.
Well. I named him Henry and with a young boy’s touch
I finally got him to grow.
Now I know’d what would happen if he grow’d too much
I remember I used to tell him so,
“Henry, you’re growin’ way too fast
Dad’s got his eye on you,
And Christmas Eve is gonna be your last
Eatin’ the way you do.
‘Course, I never through about the one’s dad sold
How they’d wind up in the oven too,
‘Cause I’d seen what would happen with the one he’d choose
And what him and that ax could do.
Early one morning dad took ‘em to town
And sure enough Henry was left
And by Christmas eve the way I moped around
They all knew how bad I felt.
After supper dad left the house
And everything was quiet exceptn’ the old hall clock
It was a long, long wait (tic tock, tic tock,. tic tock, tic tock, tic)
Then we jumped straight up when the axe hit that choppin’ block.
We shot out the back door to where dad was
All of us a-runnin’ around
And dad just stood there grinnin’ at us
Then we heared a goblin sound.
No, we didn’t have turkey that Christmas day
But that was alright with us
And there weren’t a one of us
Who didn’t want ot that way.
And you know Henry had a Merry Christmas…
Venice Jim
December 24th, 2012
12:28 am
Always good to hear from Grandpappy Amos, the head of the clan…
Venice Jim
December 24th, 2012
12:39 am
Old Rivers is the extent of my knowledge of his musical ouevre…
Wes Jorga
December 24th, 2012
12:43 am
Now gull durn it, Luke!
Venice Jim
December 24th, 2012
12:43 am
But I remember him well as a sportswriter in The Pride of the Yankees…
Tom O'Hawke
December 24th, 2012
12:45 am
“Stumpy” in “Rio Bravo”
Venice Jim
December 24th, 2012
12:45 am
He died 5 years before cab was born – her memory of him is a bit hazy…
Tom O'Hawke
December 24th, 2012
12:47 am
No excuse, Jim. Columbus died a lot of years before Brennan, but she’s probably heard of him.
Tom O'Hawke
December 24th, 2012
12:47 am
And… Columbus isn’t on cable as much as Walter has been.
Venice Jim
December 24th, 2012
12:56 am
But she knows Peter Falk from The Princess Bride…
Venice Jim
December 24th, 2012
12:57 am
Oops – you said Columbus, not Columbo…
Tom O'Hawke
December 24th, 2012
12:59 am
Knowing how fluent you & cab are in Latin… common mistake.
Venice Jim
December 24th, 2012
1:01 am
Ad deum qui latificat, juventutum meum…
Tom O'Hawke
December 24th, 2012
1:03 am
I was hoping you had already retired for the night… I got that last one backwards.
I wish they’d give you a mulligan on here.
Venice Jim
December 24th, 2012
1:03 am
Because Father Ryan came into the wrong room recruiting altar boys, I was lucky enough to be in the last group who got to learn the Mass in Latin…
Tom O'Hawke
December 24th, 2012
1:04 am
So much for my 3 years of Latin in HS.