I still don’t really have anything to say, so…
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Beatles!
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I still don’t really have anything to say, so…
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Beatles!
Use code “Journal” for a 5% discount.
awesome, the beatles rock!
oh yeah, and, first post…yippeeeeee (sarcasm)
Remember whe Dana carvey had his own show and he made fun of the Beatles?
Paul- “I was walking around the flat one day and I started a hummin. Next thing you know I was singin ‘Yesterday’ and playing a turkey sandwich!”
Geroge-“One time I wrote this song about an octopus siming around and what it would be like to live underwater. I gave the song to Paul and John for thier help with some of the chords. They took the song and said, ‘For Chirst’s Sake, Geroge, we are the f’in Beatles; we don’t sing songs about octopuses!’ Three month’s later we began recording Ringo’s ‘Octopus Garden’.
Great stuff
Beatles Songs for the Braves:
“Don’t Want to Hold Your Lead”
“Johnathan Schuerholz” (writing the words of a book that nobody will read… What was the need…)
“Jeffery Swings Forever”
“Help!” (Bullpen needs somebody! Help! We need anybody!)
“Won’t Buy Me Wins”
“We Can’t Work It Out”
“The Long and Painful Fall”
“Loathe Me Do” (JS, we hate you… your job you won’t do…)
“Ticket to Watch” (but we don’t care)
“Goodbye Hello” (TBS says goodbye, we can’t hello)
Of course, there is the traditional, “Hard Day’s Night”.
Also, seems like we lose, “Eight Days a week”
Father McKenzie’s 1914 Update:
NY Giants 63-50 (–)
Boston Braves 63-51 (.5 GB)
St. Louis Cardinals 64-57 (3)
Chicago Cubs 61-57 (4.5)
CIncinnati Reds 54-62 (10.5)
Philadelphia Phillies 53-61 (10.5)
Brooklyn Robins 53-62 (11)
Pittsburgh Pirates 52-63 (12)
Today’s Game:
Boston 100 010 000 – 2 8 0 WP- Tyler
St.Lou 000 000 000 – 0 1 0 LP- Perdue
Hub Perdue, the losing pitcher, was a Brave until the end of June. As a Brave he was awful (2-5, 5.82); with St. Louis, average (8-8, 2.82). He walked one and struck out none.
I still have not gotten rid of my tickets to tonight’s game. Free tickets in Lexus Level (great seats). See previous thread for details. I leave in about 45 minutes to teach my class so act fast or they will go unused ๐
Man, the Lexus Level is pretty sweet too. Someone in Atlanta claim them! I’m 9 hours out!
i would if i could, but i’m about 5 hrs away from Turner
Go Back (To the tune of the Beatles’ “Get Back”)
Tyler was a man who thought he was a pitcher
But Yates cannot hit the zone
Pitching in AAA, he wanted to be richer
He was called up cuz we’re injury prone
Go Back! Go Back!
Go Back to where you once belonged
so on and so on…
yes, i know there are a few too many syllables in the last line of that first verse….i was having a hard time being creative, oh well
Tyler Yates is the Mets’ best player.
If Tyler Yates were a cornerback, he would lead the second string in preseason tackles.
do you think Yates is ADD, I think we should put all of our crappy players on ritalin and see what happens. At least they’ll be focused
If Tyler Yates were a quarterback… he’d probably also lead the second string in preseason tackles.
Seriously, most of our bullpen probably would look better on the Falcons’ defensive line.
Anyway, I have class tonight, so won’t be able to check in until 8 or so. Last night, this was good luck.
If Tyler Yates and Chris Reitsma got into a fight, who would win?
A draw. They would both get knocked out before finishing a round.
Q: How many members of the Braves bullpen does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: About 11 runs a night, usually.
You guys brought your A games tonight! Every post is hilarious!
Great touch with the Beatles parodies!
I still don’t understand how we let Yates, Pratt, and to a lesser degree Hampton infiltrate our camp and sabotage it- especially when we gave them our only truly clutch player (Julio) in return! Yates has to be getting some major kickbacks.
That’s not completely fair to Hampton, who was a good pitcher until his arm went sproing. And we didn’t give Julio to the Mets; he left as a FA because they offered him a two-year contract. (Besides, Franco is hitting 271/ 328/ 364 this season, better than Jordan, but not really worth keeping around if you can only play 1B.)
As for Yates and Pratt, you got me.
Today’s Brian McCann for MVP consideration post:
Among players with at least 375 plate appearances, Brian McCann is 9th in the league in OPS (behind Barry Bonds) and 8th in the league in Runs Created per 27 Outs (behind Chipper Jones). Among players in the top ten for OPS, he’s fifth in BB/K, and second in AB/K behind only Albert Pujols.
Plus, he’s a 22-year old catcher. I’d say a performance like that warrants a 7th-place vote on an MVP ballot. Wouldn’t you?
The Eagles released Todd Pinkston.
Today’s lineups.
S.Finley CF
O.Vizquel SS
S.Hillenbrand 1B
B.Bonds LF
R.Durham 2B
M.Alou RF
P.Feliz 3B
E.Alfonzo C
B.Hennessey P
M.Giles 2B
E.Renteria SS
C.Jones 3B
A.Jones CF
B.McCann C
J.Francoeur RF
A.LaRoche 1B
R.Langerhans LF
C.James P
I doubt that Pinkston will “catch” on with another team… (horrible pun was intended)
Good job Chuck
Is anybody aware of the fact that Wickman’s new team is only a half game better right now than his old team ?? That’s pretty crazy when you think about it. The NL is such a JV league this year, it’s rediculous.
We’re ahead of the Indians?
I predicted Atlanta – Cleveland to be in the world series in my fantasy baseball games…
Shows you how much I know
Mac has gone Torborg on us…
My Top 25 is really ***incomplete*** and up. I’m gonna clean this thing up over the next week. Formatting is horrible. I hate the way its set up….
Where is Freddie Mitchell?
Another lead-off double?
Up in the zone?
it’s about time 4-seam
Good way to work around that double.
Yea it is. Don’t blame me. Blame the html.
I had the worst time imaginable trying to put this sorry thing together. Is there a blogger sandbox/tip place I can go where I can get some real information on how do this crap?(question for MAC)
The FSN camera people finally get some justice.
Frenchy falls behind 0-2, then works a 3-2 count, and gets a hit?
Who is this guy, and what has he done with the real Jeff Francoeur? Whatever it is, I hope it’s permanent.
Wow surprised!!! Francoeur never touched balls.@-@
Crap.
Laroche is feared around the league. Landogarner where are’t thou?
Who should be blamed for that, Frenchy or our coaches?
In stead, he did out at home.
Did a ball smash into the camera?
@45 Yes
@43 Both
3 leadoff doubles?
James is testing my patience.
This Giants team would be great about 5 years ago…
Down again. How many lead-off doubles does Chuck James plan on giving up?
“Landogarner where areโt thou?”
Crying?
Keep the stupid ball down Chuck.
Holy crap, what is this music MLB.TV is now playing during commercials? It’s horrible!
There is the Braves free out for the night. They seem to do it every game.
I really, really hate steal attemps. Even when they work.
I love this!!!!
nice inning , James
Landogarner just committed suicide.
Hi.
And Jeff, that helps your OBP but does not count as a walk. That is 8 HBP and 9 unintentional walks.
Meanwhile, LaRoche just keeps on hitting…
jenny, I have heard that freaking Tom Petty song so many damn times, I could drive myself crazy. I know we’ve talked about this before but how does MLB.TV have such a potentially great product that they continue to screw up so bad ???
*sigh* too bad Chuckie doesn’t hit fly balls.
-n
James snapped at the bait. ใ .ใ
Landogarner is probably sleeping, while clutching Jeff Francouer’s jock strap….
That is some real crappy camera-work….again. Are they using illegal immigrants?
nice swing barry!
Dan (#62):
Maybe they should.
someone needs to shave jeff’s face
great news, in saturdays double header we have Davies and cormier pitching. hopefully we can win one of them
Chuck James, ground ball machine.
Cormier is becoming like a nightmare you can’t wake up from. How much longer do I have to watch that loser? Is he going to pitch six inning, give up five earned runs, and Bobby will be so impressed we’ll trade Hudson in the offseason so he can start all the time next year? Ugh.
LaRoche does it again!
.287 27 hrs, we have a 1st baseman….speaking of…how about a triple
ROACHY!!!!
And what’s also good is I don’t think LaRoche is a free agent until after the 2009 season.
That was Adam’s first triple since his rookie season.
That was close, Rochey. My heart’s saying Yes.
That was lucky.
How the heck did that work?
With tonight’s performance, LaRoche has broken into the top 20 in OPS.
Did that get Roachy to .290?
atta boy Giley!!
Apperantly the ball the died in RF corner, and Alou had to run all the way to the wall to pick it up. I mean, it had to be something like that for LaRoche to get all the way to 3rd. ๐
Oh, and James has settled down somewhat.
why doesnt Paronto get the 8th now? If Yates pitches today I might lose it
need to get Shea here!
“I just can’t get over the Florida Marlins”
Neither can Torborg. ZING!
The Red Sox lost again. It’s getting real bad there, and I say that as someone who is neutral on that team.
Oh, my. 3 outs, PLEASE!
And no walks. ๐
We didn’t we bring in the LOOGY McBride to pitch to Bonds because…?
HOLY CRAP!
wow!
Paronto sucks.
What a catch.
fsn bay area guys are gushing over andruw…
Andruw, what a play
EXTENSION Please
Warning Track Power. Settle down, Bob.
adam just hit the ball out of the stadium
Andruw Jones is the Al Wilson of baseball
Holy Sh**
why Al Wilson?
The Braves’ radio guys were impressed, too. Said it was one of his best plays ever. I’ve got ESPN on hoping they take a “game break” from a close Yankees game to show some amazing defense. But nah. They showed some Royals player getting a ground ball base hit (granted, against the Twins and for the lead… but still!)
And that joke was the corniest I’ve heard in a good, long time. ๐
Let’s just sign LaRoche to a three year contract now.
another double
Roachy is my new hero!!!!
I’ll take over Lando’s shtick:
“Alou shoulda caught that. Huck is so lucky.”
Adam has turned himself into a solid major league player…
WICKAMANIA!!!!!
Because Al Wilson is the man!
Watching baseball is fun.
Sleep tight. This is one of my favorites
Adam’s also turned himself into a very rich man.
Wickman is human after all?
Woah.
WICKA-NOOOO!!!!!!
McCann has a cannon…
McCannon hahaha get it…ok i’ll stop
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, wasn’t it.
No, LaRoche was always “solid” (if unspectacular). The way he’s playing now, he’s an excellent ML player. I mean, he’s doing as well as Carlos Delgado this year (although Delgado has had a few more ABs.) If he can reproduce this next year (and even as someone who has always thought he was a useful guy and a good enough starter, I’m a bit skeptical). But he’s got that potential.
Ahhh the “P” word……potential
Brad Komminsk had potential ๐
Okay, whoever picked the player of the game is on drugs.
I’ll also add that, while I certainly haven’t looked into it, this “new” LaRoche could be a product of some change in his hitting approach (a la Andruw during ST of 2005), and if so, it is likely to be permanent. But he’s always been pretty streaky, so who knows.
Wooooooo 2 out
Yes, it was Sam. It’s been what, 11, 12 games. What I love is how unflappable he is after something like that happens. A true gamer, that guy.
so, do my eyes deceive me or is LaRoche really hitting .290? Talk aboiut a surprising bright spot this year!
The cleanup spot represents the go-ahead run. I’d like to thank Felipe for running for Bonds.
WICKMANIA!
Winner!
that’s a closer folks….
I wonder if Alou is kicking himself now that Trevor… um, Todd Linden is on deck now.
I’ll take it, Bob. That’s 10/10.
Oop, never mind. Haha. Gamecast is sloooooooow.
Throw that nasty chaw you strangely appealing man….
AAR- Check out those slugging numbers, too. LaRoche is seriously having one of the best years of anyone in the league.
4 in a row
think LaRoche’s numbers are as good if not better then Delgado’s.
heres the comparison.
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/stats/sortable_player_stats.jsp?c_id=atl§ion1=null&statSet1=null&sortByStat=AB&statType=1&timeFrame=1&timeSubFrame=2006&baseballScope=NL&prevPage1=1&readBoxes=true&sitSplit=&venueID=&subScope=pos&teamPosCode=3&box4=XXXX113232nyn3&box10=XXXX425560atl3&compare.x=18&compare.y=9
LaRoche’s # aren’t counting tonight
“That is some real crappy camera-workโฆ.again. Are they using illegal immigrants?”
Drunk Mexican Wrestlers-new name for Atlanta Brave’s cameramen
Actually, following the success of Dog Day, it was Chimpanzee Night at Turner Field, and everyone who brought a chimp got to watch it work the telecast. Some worked cameras, a team of them picked the Player of the Game, they filled all the roles. Here’s one of the chimps: