As we leave Georgia, we’ll take a little Georgia with us:
The phones are now open for requests.
UPDATE: Apparently we took some Florida with us as well. Hurricane cancellations in the South are one thing, but in Pennsylvania?
Anyway, now the Beatles sing “Rain” on the nicest day England has ever had:
I would like to request “Everybody Hurts” for Stu, Alex, Sam, Jenny, AAR, Miranda and all the guys over at Braves Journal!
Is Ernesto going to make it hard to get this game in tonight?
I heart Michael Stipe.
hmm… hopefully we get it in…
we need to do great on this trip… we’ll soon see how it goes I guess
Hmm… DOB says…
Hearing conflicting reports here, folks, but the security cop at the parking lot told me they’re going to bang this thing at 4 p.m.
Then I get in here and the pressbox workers and stadium employees are setting up, etc.
I say the security cop knows the score. I’m betting it’s rained out at 4 p.m. Weather is slowly getting worse here, windier and rain starting.
Mac,
Thanks for the latest entries into the video hit parade. Good stuff.
To UGA peeps,
Is it just me or was Carolina totally unimpressive last night? I couldn’t tell if MSU was that lousy or USC was really out-of-sync. They were both pretty awful. Hope the Cocks stay that way by 9/9.
To all,
Just found out I’m gonna be in the ATL, Sep 12-14. Gonna go see the Phils game on 9/13. If any Braves blogsters wanna to hang before or during the game, lemme know. I’m all about it.
Also, gonna check out the Braves-Mets at Shea next week. Gonna do Monday night for sure (Smoltz-Trachsell) & maybe Tuesday (The Vulture-O. Perez). Same story there. Any NYC Braves blogsters wanna hang, lemme know. I’ll bring the Teflon.
REM songs for the Braves:
from Walking Papers:
“The Six I Hate” (“This one goes out to those we should leave behind…” in honor of the pen minus Wickman)
“It’s the End of the Dynasty as We Know It (and I Feel Sick)”
from Green Gilled:
“Suck”
“Pitches Crushed”
from Out of Innings:
“Flabby Angry Hitters”
“Losing Reputation”
“Near Wild, Hittable Hell”
from Automatic Failure for the People:
“Everybody Sucks”
“John on the Moon” (If you believe, we should put John on the moon…)
from Blob (In honor of Wickmania):
“What’s the Strike Zone, Bobby?”
“Star Seven Nine” (In honor of Chris Reitsma’s 7.92 ERA)
“Blast and Blame”
I thought MSU was good on defense and they will sneak up on someone this year. I wasn’t impressed with either team, but it was the first game.
1914 Update:
NY Giants 63-50 (–)
Boston Braves 63-51 (.5 GB)
St. Louis Cardinals 64-57 (3)
Chicago Cubs 63-57 (3.5)
Philadelphia Phillies 53-61 (10.5)
Brooklyn Robins 53-62 (11)
Cincinnati Reds 54-64 (11.5)
Pittsburgh Pirates 52-63 (12)
No game today either. Big series in the FL, where the Hoosiers beat the Chicago Whales 4-0, giving Indianapolis a one-game lead.
A’s decide to show the league how powerful they are by crusing Cleveland 16-3.
Lots of doubleheaders coming up, with the Braves about to start their last homestand after they get home from Philly.
No game tonight…
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5925380
we couldnt actually play back to back double headers can we?
I guess we will have a double header on the 12-14th, when they come to town
Do a gamethread for me!!!
They both have an off day on the 25th.
YOu want a request? I got your request right here.
Every night, when gptv signs off for the night, they play a video of georgia (scenic shots, helicopter flyovers) set to Georgia on my mind (at least they used to a few years ago, maybe they don’t anymore, it’s been a few since I lived there), ending with footage of the ocean and waves crashing.
Find THAT video.
Other than make the Phils play an extra road game with a DH in ATL, there are 2 options: 1) Make ’em play back-to-back DHs this weekend, 2) or play the 25th.
However, the Braves will be coming from an afternoon game in Denver on Sunday the 24th. They won’t be thrilled playing there, flying to Philly for one game, then flying to Atlanta for the Mets series.
The Phils will be at home anyway, so I’m sure they’d prefer the latter scenario.
Why did they call the game off? Here it’s windy, but it’s barely even raining.
TBS is showing the “Second Spitter” Seinfeld
Jon Lester confirmed with lymphoma, according to SportsCenter.
Ouch…
Next Manny is going to be in a car wreck
heres a good request. find the futurama blernsball video, not the one that shows up on youtube when you search “blernsball” with leela as the new new york mets pitcher. the OTHER one. its comedy value is priceless.
This stinks. Tonight was the first time I’ve had a chance to watch a game since I got to school, and they call it off! The injustice of it all…
I just want to say:
“It’s Football Time In Tennessee!”
Terrible news about Lester. He’s only 3 years older than me. Thoughts and prayers.
I get the feeling that Mac has recently discovered YouTube, or has at least been using it to kill time lately.
Keep ’em coming, I like it.
Actually, what happened was I figured out how to disable the WYSIWYG interface in WordPress, which was stripping out YouTube’s code.
Anybody who’s looking to join a football league – I’ve got 8 teams and am looking for 10 or 12 (not 10 or 12 more, just 2 or 4 more people for 10 or 12 total). Draft is tomorrow – 8:30 pm (eastern). Yahoo league ID is 432190, password ‘braves’
Smitty, will anyone in Tennessee actually play football this season? They sure didn’t last year. I still say it’s because of all that orange- causes brain damage.
Tennessee, Orange
Florida, Orange
Auburn, Orange
Mets, Orange
Easily my least favorite sports color.
I thought everyone’s least favorite sports color was purple. 😀
Live webcast – family listening in from all over the country – our rivalry game, our huge rival, the biggest game of the year .. at home…
Bad Guys 48, Good Guys 0
Other team used a variation of the single-wing offense that Knute Rockne had – 7 linemen (minimum), normally with 1 WR and 3 backs. Snap goes to one of the backs, and from there, they hand-off, lateral, pitch, option, keep, fake, whatever…all in uniform numbers you couldn’t read.
So, does that mean Glenwood won or lost?
Jon Lester, pray for him.
You should have gotten a job at Hoover, then you could be on MTV.
Be on MTV? But that would mean I would have to have a mandatory STD…I don’t think so…
I know,I know you weren’t talking to me. I still can’t figure out what was on Keagan’s face?
“I thought MSU was good on defense and they will sneak up on someone this year. I wasn’t impressed with either team, but it was the first game.”
Who?
When Norwood left Starkville for Atlanta, their offense did too…
fancy meeting you here 4-seam…
ESPN’s coverage on the early College Football season sucks so far…all of there games they have shown have had technical difficulties. GET THE PROBLEM FIXED!!!
also to let everyone know…..Virginia Tech is playing tomorrow!!!!
I know that there are so many hokies fans on here 🙂
see everyone tomorrow….
Joe T will dominate saturday. you heard it here first.
Joey Devine is back on the Braves’ roster. As Samuel Johnson said about marriage it represents the “triumph of hope over experience”.
I root for Notre Dame, because Brady Quinn is really hot.
There. I said it. I think that’s the single most vapid thing I’ve ever posted here, although I’m sure someone will remind me of something else. At least I had the courage to admit it.