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2:43 pm January 2, 2013, by David O'Brien

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Soph

January 5th, 2013
10:19 pm

Hi Tom! Have fun at Candlestick next week. Now, that’ll be a good one.

cabravesfan

January 5th, 2013
10:20 pm

This game may go down in history as the best football game ever played!!!

Enjoy it- I suspect next week will be far less pleasant. ;)

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
10:21 pm

Soph

I told cabravesfan last week… I HATE that matchup. But, whaddayagunado?

Jerry

January 5th, 2013
10:23 pm

Wow. How did the Vikings make the playoffs? They look miserable.

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
10:25 pm

LAdy

We have to be able to run the ball a little, against your tough run defense. If we can, then we can beat you. Otherwise, our offense will be one-dimensional.

cabravesfan

January 5th, 2013
10:26 pm

Tom-

Justin Smith will be back for that game…good luck :)

JasonInFL

January 5th, 2013
10:26 pm

Maybe we can trade for Kemp for LF. What do you think, CAB?

dylan

January 5th, 2013
10:27 pm

idk i think simmons will probably hit anywhere from that 275- 285 range, and probably win hisfirst of many gold gloves. ill be generous and say upton hits .250 with 25 hrs, and 165 k’s. jhey i put about .280 with anywhere from 27- 30 hrs, and 18- 25 sb. freddie i got at 275, 25 hrs, 90+ rbis.

now just go get cory hart, give him an extra year so gattis has plenty of time to learn left, and the braves will be set =D

cabravesfan

January 5th, 2013
10:27 pm

Jason-

Don’t even… :) (it’s diner time…)

dylan

January 5th, 2013
10:30 pm

@ jason

id probably be willing to trade anyone on the braves for matt kemp. you wanna talk about a mega deal!

cabravesfan

January 5th, 2013
10:30 pm

*dinner…

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
10:30 pm

Soph

Who do you want? The Skins or Hawks?

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 5th, 2013
10:31 pm

I’m happy Tom… didn’t want the Vikes, and I like Aaron

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
10:33 pm

*dinner…

I propose a new blog rule. Anyone that makes simple spelling corrections on their posts, will NOT advance in the NFL playoffs!

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
10:34 pm

Attaboy, TOBF – and I’M happy you’re happy!

Soph

January 5th, 2013
10:34 pm

Tom, right now I’d say the Skins since the Seattle D scares the beejeezus out of me. Not to belittle the Redskins though, they’re hot right now.

cabravesfan

January 5th, 2013
10:35 pm

I’m not worried, since I am not playing in the playoffs ;)

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
10:37 pm

I agree, Soph, for what that’s worth. :) Even though Seattle hasn’t done well on the road, their team scares me the way they’ve been playing the last part of the season.

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 5th, 2013
10:38 pm

Wow. How did the Vikings make the playoffs? They look miserable.

Cuz the Packers didn’t want to beat them and play the Bears. :)

Soph

January 5th, 2013
10:39 pm

I just want to win a damn playoff game. I’m pretty sure the city will riot if they’re one and done yet again.

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
10:42 pm

Soph

I know one thing… if you’re one and done, again, I don’t want to be here when uga-brave comes on.

Soph

January 5th, 2013
10:46 pm

Haha, Matt Ryan would never hear the end of it. I think it was two years ago where it was uga against the world on here after a playoff loss vs. your boys.

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 5th, 2013
10:49 pm

If Ryan plays well…. I don’t really have a problem with him, it was the coordinators and the defense. Too conservative,and our D wasn’t really that good. It’s not great now, but it is better… allows the yardage, but not the points.

I’m fairly confident that we can win the game… esp. for Tony.

Soph

January 5th, 2013
10:50 pm

Mercy, I give up. Seems like the blog gets worse each time I come on here glitch-wise.

JasonInFL

January 5th, 2013
10:51 pm

:-)

Powderfinger

January 5th, 2013
10:57 pm

Sorry to say that I have been let down by our Bravos and Dirty Birds so many times over the years,
I’m don’t even try to talk trash with co-workers, etc. Just have to let things play out. I want a win next week so bad, I can almost taste it. Sure don’t want to taste crow anymore…

chipontheroad

January 5th, 2013
10:57 pm

Well I sure hope so Soph I can hardly wait for next Sunday
GO BIRDZ

Powderfinger

January 5th, 2013
10:59 pm

Sorry to say that I have been let down by our Bravos and Dirty Birds so many times over the years,
I don’t even try to talk trash with co-workers, etc. Just have to let things play out. I want a win next week so bad, I can almost taste it. Sure don’t want to taste crow anymore…

Powderfinger

January 5th, 2013
11:01 pm

Wow, things aren’t loading right all of a sudden, and when they do, it’s a rerun. Time to pack it in…

old man

January 5th, 2013
11:16 pm

Neither Houston or Green Bay looked terribly good in their victories today.

phil

January 5th, 2013
11:25 pm

Until the Falcons win one of these games, I’m not feeling it either….

BravePack(FreeFan)

January 5th, 2013
11:30 pm

Cuz the Packers didn’t want to beat them and play the Bears.

That may be the stupidest thing you have said…ever.
I’m not as worried about the Niners as Tom is and think the Packers will beat them next Saturday. I truly believe a week off hurts the team.

BravePack(FreeFan)

January 5th, 2013
11:30 pm

Cuz the Packers didn’t want to beat them and play the Bears.

That may be the stupidest thing you have said…ever.
I’m not as worried about the Niners as Tom is and think the Packers will beat them next Saturday. I truly believe a week off hurts the team.

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 5th, 2013
11:34 pm

Pete Prisco ‏@PriscoCBS
It always comes down to QBs: It will be Manning vs. Brady and Rodgers vs. Ryan.

I could see that… have faith, Falcons fans!

Lane Kiffin

January 5th, 2013
11:38 pm

The typical herd response. Let’s all jump on somebody about something that has nothing to do with any of us. Unless we are all Venice Jim under other monikers.

Don’t worry Jim I got your back and will keep you updated.

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 5th, 2013
11:47 pm

Fake Evan Gattis @FakeEvanGattis

Soon to save the Braves from having to trade the farm for a left fielder
LF somewhere?

cabravesfan

January 5th, 2013
11:49 pm

Let me make sure I understand. You are complaining about people jumping on someone for something that has nothing to do with them, but you have now posted on 15 separate pages about a comment that had nothing to do with you…right?

(I know. I said I was done. I just couldn’t ignore that one. I’ll stop now)

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
11:53 pm

Fake Lane Kiffen @Fake Lane Kiffen

Please help me somebody, anyone, anybody…!!!! Please! I have no life at all. It’s so bad that I come on DOB’s blog and show everyone, repeatedly, what a scumbag a-hole I am. Help me, help me, please!!!

Ward

January 5th, 2013
11:53 pm

Lane Kiffin = Lenz……..Any questions? Just follow his down right nasty posts…….

Mixxo

January 5th, 2013
11:54 pm

Skins or Hawks?

Doesn’t matter to me. Not afraid of either of them.

Bring it!

Ward

January 5th, 2013
11:55 pm

Tom – Congratulations on the Packers victory, and nicely done…….

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
11:56 pm

You see, Soph? Even Mixxo has confidence! That’s the spirit you should have.

Attaboy, Mixxo! That’s the attitude you should have!

Tom O'Hawke

January 5th, 2013
11:57 pm

Thanks, Ward

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 5th, 2013
11:58 pm

We’ll have the W.I.U ready to go, right Mixxo? Through the roof of the dome…

cabravesfan

January 6th, 2013
12:03 am

Tom-

Congratulations on the Packers victory. You better hope you find a run game in the next 7 days ;)

Tom O'Hawke

January 6th, 2013
12:04 am

cabravesfan

I think we found one (for us). I just hope you have it in your hearts not to LOSE it on us. ;)

cabravesfan

January 6th, 2013
12:06 am

Tom-

I’m sure our hearts will not lose anything..including the game ;)

And on that note- good night!

Tom O'Hawke

January 6th, 2013
12:07 am

Good night, LAdy!

kenhotlanta

January 6th, 2013
12:09 am

Soph: New Justified Tuesday Jan. 8th. Can’t wait!

nolie

January 6th, 2013
12:12 am

pointyball? Ugh!

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 6th, 2013
12:13 am

“I am seriously considering pitching again, but have not made a final decision,” said Javier Vazquez to MLB.com’s Bill Ladson. “Certainly, If I do come back, [the Nationals are] definitely a place I would consider. I’m feeling really good and throwing the ball well.”

Nats have the best rotation already, may add him as a backup plan… dang

BravePack(FreeFan)

January 6th, 2013
12:14 am

One win down…3 to go. Niners will be the second victim next Saturday. Go Pack Go!

Mixxo

January 6th, 2013
12:15 am

Need to run summa dat W.I.U. through the Braves’ clubhouse…..or hide some in the ceiling tiles.

Can’t hurt right?

uga-brave

January 6th, 2013
12:15 am

tom the packers rolled.

Tom O'Hawke

January 6th, 2013
12:20 am

uga-brave

I was happy with the way they looked tonight. But, as Rodgers said, they flattened out a bit in the 3rd quarter.
It didn’t hurt us any to have an inexperienced QB in there for the Vikes.

I think next week’s game will be a very tough one for the Pack. Unlike, BP, I don’t have a lot of confidence in that match up.

uga-brave

January 6th, 2013
12:23 am

tom, it will between you and Cab.

it will be a great game.

Mixxo

January 6th, 2013
12:24 am

I hope the Pack roll up the Niners.

David O'Brien

January 6th, 2013
12:24 am

DOB: What was Uggla prediction?

James projection for Uggla in 2013: .238/.341/.439 w/ 28 HR, 87 RBI, 174 K.

uga-brave

January 6th, 2013
12:26 am

aaron rodgers extends plays. he is the best QB i have scene.

nolie

January 6th, 2013
12:26 am

I’ll take it

Tom O'Hawke

January 6th, 2013
12:30 am

Yes, uga, the man is excellent! It was good to see all of his receivers back in there, tonight. First time in 3 months.

nolie

January 6th, 2013
12:30 am

so Django Unchained was different in some ways for Tarantino, and similar in others. Pretty decent flick if you like westerns

nolie

January 6th, 2013
12:31 am

yeah Lane Kiffen is Dentz, he often uses a famous or infamous name and he is always obsessive.

SCENE? is that how they teach you to spell in UGa?……..

uga-brave

January 6th, 2013
12:34 am

tom, matt ryan has to win. if he losses god forbid.

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 6th, 2013
12:36 am

According to Stephen A. Smith, Rodgers is the best QB in football… better than Brady. :?

Tom O'Hawke

January 6th, 2013
12:38 am

As far as my friends in Atlanta are concerned… I hope y’all win a playoff game for god’s sake!

However, if you’re up against richbrave’s Redskins, I’ll just have to hope for a good game.

uga-brave

January 6th, 2013
12:38 am

tom, you have the biggest stud.

Tom O'Hawke

January 6th, 2013
1:03 am

tom, you have the biggest stud. — uga-brave

For all those that are just joining in, uga is talking about Aaron Rodgers, the QB of my team. (NTTAWWT)

Lane Kiffin

January 6th, 2013
1:06 am

So anyone that has a different opinion from the herd has to be Dentz, Ace, Mixxxo, George etc.

Blog Monitor

January 6th, 2013
1:46 am

So Lane, I mean Dentz, just what exactly is YOUR opinion that is different from the herd?

that you aren’t a douche?

Ward

January 6th, 2013
3:43 am

Hello everyone! Seems like Denz, or Lenz has disappeared for the night. All, have a good Football Sunday. Still thinking how nice it would be to get Justin Upon? Hope It can happen, but like I said, “I’ll be O.K. if it doesn’t? Braves have a good team, and I’ll take Justin Upton, Fowler, or just go with Platoon. Having Justin Upton would solve a lot of problems, and make room for Prado at 3rd base. Either options work for me.” Peace my friends, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!”

richbrave

January 6th, 2013
7:09 am

SOUTH OF THE BORDER

DOMINICA

EASTERN BULLS

Lead-off CF JOSE CONSTANZA [.290 BA] 0-6, HAT TRICK!

MEXICO

CULIACAN TOMATOES

Lead-off SS RAMIRO PENA [.143 BA] 0-4, 1 BB.

VENEZUELA

LARA CARDINALS

LHRP LUIS AVILAN [0.00 ERA] 0.1 IP, zip.

ZULIA EAGLES

1B ERNESTO MEJIA [.182 BA] 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR [1], 2 RBI [2], 1 BB, 1 SO.

richbrave

January 6th, 2013
7:11 am

Hail to the REDSKINS

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 6th, 2013
8:23 am

our hitters struggling come playoff time?

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 6th, 2013
8:25 am

Fox News Alerts ‏@foxnewsalert
BREAKING NEWS: NHL, Union Reach Tentative Deal to End Lockout http://fxn.ws/2E9Swb

NFL playoffs have started, Spring Training isn’t far away…

JasonInFL

January 6th, 2013
8:29 am

Sorry, Rich, but your ‘Skins are losing to the ‘Hawks today.

CB

January 6th, 2013
9:00 am

In other I’m a bigger DA than you news: many hockey fans will forgive the players and owners of the NHL and attend games. In other I’m a bigger DA than you news: Reggie Love broke the hand again that was broken by doing knuckle pushups.

Mike Petrik

January 6th, 2013
9:00 am

Come on, “The Real Brave,” admit it. You’re Elizabeth Warren!

dylan

January 6th, 2013
9:35 am

Enternot saying to do this trade, just hypothisizing. How would everyone feel about a McCann, Delgado, Ahmed, Gil Martin/Mejia swap for Carlos Santana and asdrubal Cabrera?

Lew

January 6th, 2013
9:43 am

dylan – I don’t see why we would. Cabrera does not play a position we need to fill and why would the Indians trade their catcher for a year of Mac returning from a serious injury and his worst season? I’m not seeing it helps us all that much, takes a good bit of RH power from our bench or gives up way too much of our pitching reserves.

Lew

January 6th, 2013
9:47 am

Let me try this again since the idiot freaking IT people still haven’t fixed the blog issues after months -

dylan – not sure why they would do that deal. Cabrera does not play a position that we need filled and why would the Indians trade their catcher for Mac, who has only a single year remaining on his deal and is returning from serious injury and hios worst year ever? In addition, it either saps a good deal of our almost ready minor league talent or a good bit of our reserve pitching.

Lew

January 6th, 2013
9:50 am

They need to fix this damned blog and do it soon. This has surpassed insanity levels. It’s getting tiresome to post something multiple times, not have it show up and then pop up out of nowhere.

times have changed

January 6th, 2013
9:50 am

Where you used “politically incorrect” replace with “racist.” Shame.

VaBravesFan

January 6th, 2013
9:57 am

I see Freeman being our first 100 RBI man, since Chipper did it in 2007.

richbrave

January 6th, 2013
10:10 am

Mornin’ LEW

Lew

January 6th, 2013
10:15 am

Hey richbrave – How’s your Wife doing? And you, too, of course.

ole crackerfan

January 6th, 2013
10:16 am

The overriding concern here should be the golden rule. If I were an American Indian, would I be offended by the Braves’ logo? More than likely. There’s enough offensive stuff in this world without the Braves going out of their way to embrace their history, while forgetting the fact that Indians were dispossessed of their lands, starved, lied to, and murdered. That’s history, too. Let’s agree to hurt each other as little as possible. If you don’t agree, then don’t be surprised or indignant when somebody insults you or your heritage.

richbrave

January 6th, 2013
10:21 am

“…..JasonInFL
January 6th, 2013
8:29 am

Sorry, Rich, but your ‘Skins are losing to the ‘Hawks today……”

Well that’d make the local newspaper happy. The whole front page of the Sports section and a headliner on the front page touting the virtues of local products FB MIKE ROBINSON and QB RUSSELL WILSON.

I’ve been blogging for years now in the Washington Post about looking at and selecting local football talent. The REDSKINS have a few, but not nearly enough in my estimation.

The achilles heel on the ‘SKINS is their safties. One out for the season [SS BRANDON MERIWEATHER] and the sub is slow [REED DOUGHTY]. The FS [MADIEU WILLIAMS] is slow and subject to misdirection by the offense. The other banned for a year [TANARD JACKSON]. ‘SKINS should look at SS COOPER TAYLOR over town at the University of Richmond.

Couch Tater

January 6th, 2013
10:22 am

From Mike Nadel, HOF Voter…

DALE MURPHY … One of the great guys and honorable competitors. That his final year on the ballot coincides with the first year of so many infamous juicers, it is very, very tempting to give him a symbolic vote. And he certainly has some impressive accomplishments, including consecutive MVP awards. But his numbers simply fall short in so many areas, including batting average, hits, HR, RBI, OBP and slugging. The clincher: He ranks in the top 50 in only one major statistical category — strikeouts.

You can see the rest Mike’s HOFamers and well reasoned arguments here…
http://thebaldesttruth.blogspot.com/2012/12/hall-call-4-get-my-vote-most-big-names.html

Lew

January 6th, 2013
10:22 am

That’s right – If I ever hear anyone criticizing wooden shoes, windmills and tulips, or Heugonauts, there will be hell to pay.

richbrave

January 6th, 2013
10:25 am

LEW:

We’re hangin’. The wife is the same at this point she’s on so much prednisone it’s masking the effects of her condition. Doc wants the amounts reduced now that she’s on the immune depressent. Treatment projected about three years out if all goes well.

Lew

January 6th, 2013
10:31 am

richbrave – Is that good?

richbrave

January 6th, 2013
10:35 am

LEW:

No, not on any level, but she’s alive. Without, I don’t think she’d be alive today.

Lew

January 6th, 2013
10:51 am

richbrave – Well, then if not good, beats hell out of the alternative, anyway.

74bravesjersey

January 6th, 2013
11:04 am

@Lew@richbrave; Hey Buds, how ya’ll doin’,richbrave,our hearts & prayers to you’re wife there, & to you too, ya’ll hang in there.

74bravesjersey

January 6th, 2013
11:07 am

richbrave;hope you’re skins do well today, It’ll be a mighty good game today.

74bravesjersey

January 6th, 2013
11:13 am

Lew; I apologize, I hadn’t had the chance for my daughter to friend you on facebook yet, but we’ll get it goi’n.

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 6th, 2013
11:15 am

JIM BOWDEN ‏@JimBowdenESPNxm
Frank Wren Braves GM told us that they’ve never closed the door on Michael Bourn Sirius 209 XM 89 #FrontOffice

Posturing??? or…. and no way in hell should it be a toss up. Bourn is rated highly for his defense, BJ isn’t.

JIM BOWDEN ‏@JimBowdenESPNxm
Frank Wren told us that he wished Kevin Towers a very Merry Christmas in December and hasn’t spoken to him since (the Justin Upton question)

Boo. Start talking Frank!

dylan

January 6th, 2013
11:15 am

@Lew

Actually Cabrera could easily play third, with his glove, arm, and reaction times
And I put in McCann and bethancourt, because McCann could catch for a year until bethancourt was ready, and then be their dh if they resign him. As far as pitchers go, we have 6 young guys coming up with 2 spots. Someones gunna have to go

TheOnlyBravesFan

January 6th, 2013
11:18 am

Lew wants Gwinnett to win the ERA title…. ;)

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