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Pat Dye Field => Plainsman Park => Topic started by: Snaggletiger on December 19, 2014, 08:00:07 PM
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What in the frickity flippity frock are the Braves doing? They were close to last in hitting in the entire Majors last year and they just traded Justin Upton 29 HR and 102 RBI to the freaking Padres. And for what? "Prospects" Prospects? One is a really well thought of left handed pitcher....THEY DON'T NEED PITCHING!!!!!!! who by the way will miss the entire season with elbow surgery. Only one other "Prospect" has ever played a lick in the majors.
They send Jason Heyward off and sign Nick Markakisass or some shit. He's having neck surgery right now for herniated discs. He's already about 50 years old.
HOLY DAMN!!! Bring back Bobby Cox and let Ted Turner buy the team back. They might win 27 games next year. Oh, and the Padres got Upton AND Matt Kemp from the Dodgers. This organization has officially said to hell with 2015. I hope not one soul shows up to watch this pile of crap.
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But hey....we still have Justin's brother. Who has hit a combined .189 in two years with the Braves. FRICK!!!!!
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:suicide:
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In other news, the Schlubs add Jason Motte to their roster.
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No....it's the C.
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In other news, the Schlubs add Jason Motte to their roster.
He does have a ring.
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I feel really bad for Freddie and his huge contract extension.
But FUCK the Braves. I won't watch a single game.
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I feel really bad for Freddie and his huge contract extension.
But FUCK the Braves. I won't watch a single game.
BULL SHIT!!
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What in the frickity flippity frock are the Braves doing? They were close to last in hitting in the entire Majors last year and they just traded Justin Upton 29 HR and 102 RBI to the freaking Padres. And for what? "Prospects" Prospects? One is a really well thought of left handed pitcher....THEY DON'T NEED PITCHING!!!!!!! who by the way will miss the entire season with elbow surgery. Only one other "Prospect" has ever played a lick in the majors.
They send Jason Heyward off and sign Nick Markakisass or some shit. He's having neck surgery right now for herniated discs. He's already about 50 years old.
HOLY DAMN!!! Bring back Bobby Cox and let Ted Turner buy the team back. They might win 27 games next year. Oh, and the Padres got Upton AND Matt Kemp from the Dodgers. This organization has officially said to hell with 2015. I hope not one soul shows up to watch this pile of crap.
I thought the answer was two very good bats that could work pitchers and protect a guy like Upton so he could see some better pitches but:
Looks like they are undoing any positives they had in their favor including hope.
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Bravos: The first team to win 120 in a season. 2015 is going to be their year. Bank it.
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Bravos: The first team to win 120 in a season. 2015 is going to be their year. Bank it.
See, here's the problem. This team has become so bad, you can't even type that with a straight face. That didn't even cause a murmur in the Reverse Karma Force. Not even a ripple.
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See, here's the problem. This team has become so bad, you can't even type that with a straight face. That didn't even cause a murmur in the Reverse Karma Force. Not even a ripple.
Nah, a trade here and there and you are back on cloud 9.
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Nah, a trade here and there and you are back on cloud 9.
I'm praying for a Freddy Freeman trade. I mean, we don't need to lose the guy, but Jesus. He doesn't deserve what is happening to him. May as well trade him for a few prospects.
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I'm praying for a Freddy Freeman trade. I mean, we don't need to lose the guy, but Jesus. He doesn't deserve what is happening to him. May as well trade him for a few prospects.
We need left handed minor league pitching.
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We need left handed minor league pitching.
Our minor league team's going to win it all!
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Our minor league team's going to win it all!
Nothing like a strong foundation to prepare you for the hard times ahead.
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Well, let's get up to speed with some more of the Braves stellar moves in the off season. Since we last spoke, they've added:
Jim Bust Johnson. Another relief pitcher who the A's let go after posting a sizzling 7.09 ERA last season.
Jason Long Term Grilli. Guess what? Another relief pitcher. Why "Long Term"? He's 38. Speaking of almost 38:
A.J. Buy A Vowel Pierznski. A 37 year old catcher coming off his worst offensive performance of his career.
So, the question is where does that leave Evan Gattis? Do they keep his stick and put him in left in Upton's place where he has no business playing? Do they trade one of the offensive bright spots from last year? Hey I know, they could use him to get some more left handed relief pitching prospects. I understand rebuilding. I'm all for it if need be. But signing a 38 year old relief pitcher, a 37 year old catcher and a 36 year old outfielder....I got nuthin....
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I am hoping to this pick a bit as spring training approaches. February is right around the corner. Right after January, iirc.
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AJ Perezeesisissnnziski still plays? I thought he and Jim Thome retired to Sunny Fla together years ago.
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AJ Perezeesisissnnziski still plays? I thought he and Jim Thome retired to Sunny Fla together years ago.
They did, but the Braves signed him anyway. :facepalm:
Hey, maybe they can coax Gaylord Perry out of retirement.
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They did, but the Braves signed him anyway. :facepalm:
Hey, maybe they can coax Gaylord Perry out of retirement.
Well, iffin were going big, Johnny Bench is feeling youthful these days because of Blue Emu Cream....at least thats what they paid him to say on that commercial. Is Reggie Jackson available or is he still trying to kill the Queen?
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AJ Perezeesisissnnziski still plays? I thought he and Jim Thome retired to Sunny Fla together years ago.
Cards signed him out of retirement when Molina went down in 14. Guess the Braves liked what he did with the Cards in 14 (.251 BA, 5HR, 37 RBI).
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They did, but the Braves signed him anyway. :facepalm:
Hey, maybe they can coax Gaylord Perry out of retirement.
And bring back the Niekro brothers.
We could call them the "Geritol Giants".
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They did, but the Braves signed him anyway. :facepalm:
Hey, maybe they can coax Gaylord Perry out of retirement.
This guy's dead
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This guy's dead
Cross him off, then!
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They did, but the Braves signed him anyway. :facepalm:
Hey, maybe they can coax dig Gaylord Perry out of retirement.
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Cross him off, then!
Let's not be so quick, there were pretty dead pitchers on the staff in the 80's.
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Let's not be so quick, there werte pretty dead pitchers on the staff in the 80's.
Don't be so hard on the Ricky's. Rick Camp and Rick Mahler were all star material.
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Don't be so hard on the Ricky's. Rick Camp and Rick Mahler were all star material.
Did not know he died at age 51.
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Did not know he died at age 51.
Guess I didn't know that either. Well, shit.
If someone tells me Dion James is dead, I may cut a bitch.
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Guess I didn't know that either. Well, shit.
If someone tells me Dion James is dead, I may cut a bitch.
Camp died too. He served some time for embezzlement and died a couple of years ago if memory serves.
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While we're dogging the Bravos, thought I'd share this from SB Nation. I lol'd my lederhosen.
(While Ray gives out his sleepers for the year, I have decided to pick one player from each MLB team as the worst player on that team. While this has nothing to do with fantasy and I wouldn't recommend actually taking my advice not to pick these players, my picks are more to do with personal matters. First up: the Atlanta Braves.)
Sure, it would be quite easy to have B.J. Upton as the worst current Atlanta Brave, but that would be lazy, and I am sure everyone else has already written about how bad Upton has been. Therefore, he is not my pick.
My pick is Mike Minor for several reasons.
First, he has the funkiest delivery since Tim Robbins in Bull Durham. (His performance almost ruins the movie for me.) Seriously Mike, what the hell are you doing? Did you not watch Tom Glavine growing up? His delivery was smoother than me on a first date. Glavine was so smooth that you wanted him to pick you up, carry you into bed and make love to you all night. That is how awesome his delivery was back then. Yours, however, reminds me of the first time I watched the HBO show Oz: awkward feelings occurred.
Your 2014 record doesn't exactly inspire confidence in fantasy owners either. We are all aware that the Braves went into a tailspin at the end of the year, but there is no excuse for just winning six games to 12 losses. That is quite pathetic. Oh, and let's not even discuss your 1.44 WHIP, because I have no idea what the hell that means. I am sure it is awful, though.
Sure, you were late coming to the rotation this year due to a preseason procedure (say that five times real fast!), but excuses are not accepted around these parts. Remember in Oz when Christopher Meloni cracked a guy's neck, ultimately killing him? Yeah, that happened because that guy tried to make excuses. Let's not let that happen.
Finally, and this is your worst offense of all, you cost me a beer in a bet multiple times to my friend Keith. His theory is that you always give up one solo homerun in a game. My theory is that he is full of crap and that he was going to buy me a beer for being so full of crap. You know what, though? He was right! YOU ALWAYS GIVE UP A SOLO HOMERUN! You cost me, like, 10 beers this past season. Sure, I could have started to see a trend and stopped betting, but what is the fun in that?
So, Mr. Minor, I am proud to present you with the first annual Worst Brave of the Year Award. There is no monetary prize or trophy, but the knowledge that you are, in fact, horrible.
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The catcher has bum knees. The best pitcher is a reliever with a live arm and out center fielder thinks he can hit the long ball like Mayes, but really isn't worth a shit. Oh, did I mention that our new left fielder (Gattis) can't hit a fucking curve ball?
This season is going to be like what would happen if the Indians didn't win the whole damn thing.
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Hey bartender, Jo Bu needs a refill
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In an effort to save money, Braves just signed 82 year old Julio Franco for the second time.
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When do they re-sign Otis Nixon?
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Dale Murphy. Hitting coach/Center field.
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I think Biff Pocoroba is making a come back.
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Has Sid Bream scored yet on that hit?
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Has Sid Bream scored yet on that hit?
He's rounding third. Bonds doesn't have much of an arm.
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Fulton County around end of the second inning.
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I wonder what Dale Murphy is up to now days?
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How about Lonnie Smith? He can still make some little league base running mistakes.
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How about Lonnie Smith? He can still make some little league base running mistakes.
Yeah, only cost them the World Series. I just saw where the Braves picked up Mark Lemke off waivers.
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Yeah, only cost them the World Series. I just saw where the Braves picked up Mark Lemke off waivers.
Pascual just found his way off 285.
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If the Braves suck (and they do) I'm pulling for St. Louis and ssgaufan's avatar.
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Been a Braves fan almost all my life.
Loved the Braves even when they sucked. Loved the Bob Horner Braves. Loved the Chris Chambliss Braves. Loved the Phil Neikro Braves. Loved the Gene Garber, Al Hrb, Dale Murphy, Claudell Washington, Rick Camp, Terry Pendleton, Rafael Ramirez, Jeff Blauser, Sid Bream, Juan Berenger, Otis Nixon, Bruce Benedict, Steve Bedrosian, Brett Butler, Rich Mahler, Glenn Hubbard, Charlie Liebrandt, Steve Avery... all those Atlanta teams. Found Ted Turner in the dugout to be hilarious. Liked Torre and even liked Chuck Tanner. I started following the Braves when some dude named Lum was the manager. Some of my best sports memories, actually.
But this? This "shit on the fans because we're moving and we can" sell off? I can't abide it.
Getting rid of Jason Heyward for a few not ready for the big show bums? That was an abomination. Pissed me off immensely.
Got rid of Justin Upton and kept the other shitty Upton.
They traded Evan Gattis for a guy named Michael Fuzzychappedass, (aka Michael Foltynewicz).
Beachy and Medelin are free agents and unlikely to resign.
Why don't they just let Freddie Freeman, Andrelton Simmons and Craig Kimbrell go so they can field a Class C softball team next season?
But no. They're keeping Kimbrell supposedly. Who knows why, there won't be any fucking games for him to close next year.
Fuck the Braves. Fuck them dead.
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Been a Braves fan almost all my life.
Loved the Braves even when they sucked. Loved the Bob Horner Braves. Loved the Chris Chambliss Braves. Loved the Phil Neikro Braves. Loved the Gene Garber, Al Hrb, Dale Murphy, Claudell Washington, Rick Camp, Terry Pendleton, Rafael Ramirez, Jeff Blauser, Sid Bream, Juan Berenger, Otis Nixon, Bruce Benedict, Steve Bedrosian, Brett Butler, Rich Mahler, Glenn Hubbard, Charlie Liebrandt, Steve Avery... all those Atlanta teams. Found Ted Turner in the dugout to be hilarious. Liked Torre and even liked Chuck Tanner. I started following the Braves when some dude named Lum was the manager. Some of my best sports memories, actually.
But this? This "shit on the fans because we're moving and we can" sell off? I can't abide it.
Getting rid of Jason Heyward for a few not ready for the big show bums? That was an abomination. Pissed me off immensely.
Got rid of Justin Upton and kept the other shitty Upton.
They traded Evan Gattis for a guy named Michael Fuzzychappedass, (aka Michael Foltynewicz).
Beachy and Medelin are free agents and unlikely to resign.
Why don't they just let Freddie Freeman, Andrelton Simmons and Craig Kimbrell go so they can field a Class C softball team next season?
But no. They're keeping Kimbrell supposedly. Who knows why, there won't be any fucking games for him to close next year.
Fuck the Braves. Fuck them dead.
This^^^ All of it. Used to listen to the Braves on radio before cable got invented. Went through a ton of lean years. Not just lean...abysmal. Horrible. But they were our Braves. And when they turned it all around, it was incredible. When Sid Bream FINALLY made it home, I woke everybody up in the house. It was the World Series, Super Bowl and MNC all wrapped up in one, mainly because Braves fans had suffered for so long.
It's never been the same since. Yes, it was frustrating winning all those pennants with only one WS ring to show for it but trust me, that was FAR better than all those years before when you hoped somebody named Larvell "Sugar Bear" Blanks or Biff Pocoroba could somehow lead your beloved team to within 10 games of .500.
Like K said, the selloff is well under way. Gone are the days of thinking you might not have just enough pieces at midseason, so let's pick up a Crime Dog McGriff or Marquis Grissom or Kenny Loftin to try and put us over the top. For some inexplicable reason, they've taken this corps of young guys that it looked like they could build the future around and torn it all down to the ground. And the absolute crap they're getting in return is mind boggling. The Braves were 3rd in the Majors in pitching and next to last in hitting. So, they sell off all the hitting and go get tons of unproven, untested young arms and several over the hill relievers.
Oh, and they keep the crappy manager that couldn't take a pretty talented team anywhere. I'm with K 100%
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Used to listen to the Braves on radio before cable got invented.
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Okay, who "liked" AU1's post? He's already on the list but there's room for more, smart guy.
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They traded Evan Gattis for a guy named Michael Fuzzychappedass, (aka Michael Foltynewicz).
Notice how he didn't mention who the trade was with...
:cool:
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Been a Braves fan almost all my life.
Loved the Braves even when they sucked. Loved the Bob Horner Braves. Loved the Chris Chambliss Braves. Loved the Phil Neikro Braves. Loved the Gene Garber, Al Hrb, Dale Murphy, Claudell Washington, Rick Camp, Terry Pendleton, Rafael Ramirez, Jeff Blauser, Sid Bream, Juan Berenger, Otis Nixon, Bruce Benedict, Steve Bedrosian, Brett Butler, Rich Mahler, Glenn Hubbard, Charlie Liebrandt, Steve Avery... all those Atlanta teams. Found Ted Turner in the dugout to be hilarious. Liked Torre and even liked Chuck Tanner. I started following the Braves when some dude named Lum was the manager. Some of my best sports memories, actually.
But this? This "shit on the fans because we're moving and we can" sell off? I can't abide it.
Getting rid of Jason Heyward for a few not ready for the big show bums? That was an abomination. Pissed me off immensely.
Got rid of Justin Upton and kept the other shitty Upton.
They traded Evan Gattis for a guy named Michael Fuzzychappedass, (aka Michael Foltynewicz).
Beachy and Medelin are free agents and unlikely to resign.
Why don't they just let Freddie Freeman, Andrelton Simmons and Craig Kimbrell go so they can field a Class C softball team next season?
But no. They're keeping Kimbrell supposedly. Who knows why, there won't be any fucking games for him to close next year.
Fuck the Braves. Fuck them dead.
As someone who watches 130+ broadcasts a season, and attends as many games as possible, I won't watch a single fucking game this year. I hope attendance is worse than the Marlins.
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As someone who watches 130+ broadcasts a season, and attends as many games as possible, I won't watch a single fucking game this year. I hope attendance is worse than the Marlins.
Been reading some of the comments Hart has been making and he is really shoveling heavy scoops of BS. He says this team is really going to be competitive and besides, they wouldn't have been picked to win with the roster they had. Really? So instead of adding a piece here or there to bolster the line up, you sold it off for prospects. I guess anything is possible if you look at the no-names the A's play with every year. I'll watch but I'm not expecting anything.
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Notice how he didn't mention who the trade was with...
:cool:
A girl's basketball team, I think.
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I'm smelling CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!1
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As someone who watches 130+ broadcasts a season, and attends as many games as possible, I won't watch a single fucking game this year. I hope attendance is worse than the Marlins.
It will be just like ole time, braves of the 80's. Pick a section have your own beer vendor.
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I'm smelling CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!1
I just saw the Cubs roster and there, front and center, was Manny Ramirez. Srsly???? He's older than KJ Preezinzki for the Braves.
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I just saw the Cubs roster and there, front and center, was Manny Ramirez. Srsly???? He's older than KJ Preezinzki for the Braves.
Player/Coach for the Iowa Cubs
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Walked out due to "injury" towards the end of the season and never came back.
Will instead play George Clinton in an upcoming biopic.
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