Comments on: Live from the ballyard: Smoltzie and I avoid each other! http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/ The AJC sports columnist is a blogging fool. But you knew that already Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:42:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mark Bradley http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26474 Mark Bradley Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:08:42 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26474 My three favorite baseball players, speaking professionally: Glavine, Chipper and David Justice. Least favorite: Lonnie Smith, Bruce Benedict (yelled at me once), Tom Seaver (phony). My three favorite baseball players, speaking professionally: Glavine, Chipper and David Justice.

Least favorite: Lonnie Smith, Bruce Benedict (yelled at me once), Tom Seaver (phony).

]]> By: Larry http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26407 Larry Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:19:42 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26407 Mark, "The next Bobby Cox?" Come on, Mark! Don't insult Tito, the games best manager today in BOTH the regular and postseasons. Tito already has two World Series titles under his belt since 2004 and is the favorite to get number three this season. Francona is sharp, has a versatile, disciplined and multi faceted (speed, power, hustle, fundamental and determined) group of players who doesn't, as you and others like to say, WANT to play for their manager, but respect everything about his leadership, strategy and in-game decisions such that they feel COMPELLED to play their hearts out for him! How many Braves players other than McCann and McLouth (he's new and untarnished by Cox...yet!) play their guts out for Cox every night? And Mark, "Anna Nicole Smith" and Michelle (yes, Michelle) Jackson? Are you serious? Mark, the Braves' season is appearing more and more hopeless every day, Many players are making October plans away from the ballpark already, and we have the worst in-game, decision making manager in the modern era and you go to the ball park and come back and write about a drug addicted, foul mouth playmate and a drug addicted pedophile? Mark, please tell me you're not really a girly man! You're my only hope here other than the pandering DOB and the slightly off center Jeff Schultz. We need a writer to have the honesty and integrity to tell the truth, Mark! That writer could be you, buddy! :-) You can do it, Mark! I know you have it in you to once and for all tell it like it is! Then, when you do, you'll not only be proud of yourself but you'll never have to worry that the Braves will not let you in the clubhouse for the free food because I commit right here to letting you use my tickets right behind the plate, my access to the 755 Club, and I'll buy you all the $8.00 hotdogs and $5.00 you can eat! Mark,

“The next Bobby Cox?” Come on, Mark! Don’t insult Tito, the games best manager today in BOTH the regular and postseasons. Tito already has two World Series titles under his belt since 2004 and is the favorite to get number three this season.

Francona is sharp, has a versatile, disciplined and multi faceted (speed, power, hustle, fundamental and determined) group of players who doesn’t, as you and others like to say, WANT to play for their manager, but respect everything about his leadership, strategy and in-game decisions such that they feel COMPELLED to play their hearts out for him! How many Braves players other than McCann and McLouth (he’s new and untarnished by Cox…yet!) play their guts out for Cox every night?

And Mark, “Anna Nicole Smith” and Michelle (yes, Michelle) Jackson? Are you serious? Mark, the Braves’ season is appearing more and more hopeless every day, Many players are making October plans away from the ballpark already, and we have the worst in-game, decision making manager in the modern era and you go to the ball park and come back and write about a drug addicted, foul mouth playmate and a drug addicted pedophile?

Mark, please tell me you’re not really a girly man! You’re my only hope here other than the pandering DOB and the slightly off center Jeff Schultz. We need a writer to have the honesty and integrity to tell the truth, Mark! That writer could be you, buddy! :-)

You can do it, Mark! I know you have it in you to once and for all tell it like it is! Then, when you do, you’ll not only be proud of yourself but you’ll never have to worry that the Braves will not let you in the clubhouse for the free food because I commit right here to letting you use my tickets right behind the plate, my access to the 755 Club, and I’ll buy you all the $8.00 hotdogs and $5.00 you can eat!

]]> By: RT http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26394 RT Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:04:18 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26394 I got a idea,bring up the minor league players now, why wait till sept.AND FIRE COX! I got a idea,bring up the minor league players now, why wait till sept.AND FIRE COX!

]]> By: Dawg A http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26392 Dawg A Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:00:10 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26392 Mark.... you mentioned the Red Sox clubhouse. Who are your top three favorite baseball players to talk to and then who are your top three least favorite? I coach baseball so I would also love to know who are your easiest managers to talk to and the most difficult ones to approach. Thanks ... I would to know your opinion on these! Mark…. you mentioned the Red Sox clubhouse. Who are your top three favorite baseball players to talk to and then who are your top three least favorite? I coach baseball so I would also love to know who are your easiest managers to talk to and the most difficult ones to approach. Thanks … I would to know your opinion on these!

]]> By: MIKE lump http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26389 MIKE lump Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:49:20 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26389 i just got back from the game and i was totally embarrassed for the Braves franchise. Everyone from booby on up should feel disgusted for not doing their job. I would be conservative if i called the mix 50-50 Braves to Red Sox fans. I have never felt so pathetic.. My team, the HOME team the team i love can't compete. Hell we can't even make people splurge on tickets.. I had to booo just to drown out the lets go red sox chants..Thats not a fan issue.. it's an organizational issue. They aren't marketable.. Braves are now the Royal's and the Astros and that flat out sucks. Our offense is AAA with no signs of life. So all you other posters rearranging the batting order... stop it! Crap is crap! at on point today the next 3 batters had a combined batting average of 275.. thats 125+50+100.. hardly worth buying a ticket for! Liberty Media Please sell us so we can salvage at least an ounce of pride. I'm glad the game was national so now everyone will continue to enforce the stereotype that Atlanta is a fair weather city! UUUUUGGGGHHH! i just got back from the game and i was totally embarrassed for the Braves franchise. Everyone from booby on up should feel disgusted for not doing their job. I would be conservative if i called the mix 50-50 Braves to Red Sox fans. I have never felt so pathetic.. My team, the HOME team the team i love can’t compete. Hell we can’t even make people splurge on tickets.. I had to booo just to drown out the lets go red sox chants..Thats not a fan issue.. it’s an organizational issue. They aren’t marketable.. Braves are now the Royal’s and the Astros and that flat out sucks. Our offense is AAA with no signs of life. So all you other posters rearranging the batting order… stop it! Crap is crap! at on point today the next 3 batters had a combined batting average of 275.. thats 125+50+100.. hardly worth buying a ticket for! Liberty Media Please sell us so we can salvage at least an ounce of pride. I’m glad the game was national so now everyone will continue to enforce the stereotype that Atlanta is a fair weather city! UUUUUGGGGHHH!

]]> By: Bill http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26387 Bill Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:43:23 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26387 Mark, did you get a chance to talk to Coach Mills or Coach Farrell while in Red Sox clubhouse? If so what was the info? Thanks for hard work, u#1. Mark, did you get a chance to talk to Coach Mills or Coach Farrell while in Red Sox clubhouse? If so what was the info? Thanks for hard work, u#1.

]]> By: Mark Bradley http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26386 Mark Bradley Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:39:47 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26386 Here's <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/braves-solid-gold-arms-are-undone-by-dime-store-bats/" rel="nofollow">tomorrow's print column,</a> if you're so inclined. About to head home now. Thanks to one and all for hanging out this afternoon. I can't tell you how much I enjoy these live chats. (Really!) Here’s tomorrow’s print column, if you’re so inclined.

About to head home now. Thanks to one and all for hanging out this afternoon. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy these live chats. (Really!)

]]> By: SthrnSrvy http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26385 SthrnSrvy Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:34:27 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26385 I have stood beside the Braves, up and down. However, these past few games have opened my eyes. What the hell is going on, i knew the offense has struggled, but 19+ innings without crossing home?????? Too much good pitching going to waste...PICK IT UP BRAVOS I have stood beside the Braves, up and down. However, these past few games have opened my eyes. What the hell is going on, i knew the offense has struggled, but 19+ innings without crossing home?????? Too much good pitching going to waste…PICK IT UP BRAVOS

]]> By: mike http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26384 mike Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:29:49 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26384 Unfortunately, I'm a Tiger fan also. They'll never part with Leland unless he retires. Unfortunately, I’m a Tiger fan also. They’ll never part with Leland unless he retires.

]]> By: Beautiful Monte http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/27/live-from-the-ballyard-smoltzie-and-i-avoid-each-other/comment-page-5/#comment-26383 Beautiful Monte Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:20:18 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2949#comment-26383 I'm surprised Mr. Bradley is wasting his time with the Braves. I mean, not a single one of them has a long track record of abhorrent behavior that culminated with with a stint in Federal prison, so they're obviously not his kind of people. I’m surprised Mr. Bradley is wasting his time with the Braves.

I mean, not a single one of them has a long track record of abhorrent behavior that culminated with with a stint in Federal prison, so they’re obviously not his kind of people.

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