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Open Thread 5/1: Astros at Braves Overflow

5-1 Braves in the 6th. Huddy has been great. David Ross has been his usual self as our wondeful backup catcher. And Troy Glaus would like to show all of his TC haters his middle finger.

GO BRAVES!

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glaus

redemption for all the bad luck he’s had

Sorta surprised we required 2 threads today

It has seemed slow

Keep flashin’ the bird Troy!

Glaus delivers

muahaha

So this Glaus guy is pretty terrible.
Nice to be winning

with my in-laws visiting from Houston :)

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

Tell me you’re rubbing that in….

I dearly love them, but this is fun to watch with them!!
figures he would have this day

on a day a lot of us can’t watch it

seriously, I want to see how he’s stinging it

nothing soft

Really level through his swings, and driving the ball the other way instead of trying to hit a 10 run homer

Good to hear, thanks.

A day like today may just vault Glaus Man into a damn good comeback season.

I really think he’ll be good for us as long as he stays healthy. Could be 25/100 easy.

Ugh. Switching threads on me is like being on the phone when the other person hangs up without telling you. Feel like an idiot talking to nobody.

lol WHAT

Some guy named Young Boozer running for state treasurer in Alabama…

thats what we need a young boozer to take care of all the money

I’ll take RBI’s over HR’s from Glaus if it means he cuts down the GIDP

i’ll take 3-4, 2B any day

He gets his timing, stroke and mojo going, we will get both.

Agreed, I was just tired of one without the other

In honor of Troy - bringing his latest scoring hit over to this thread.

4 of our 6 RBIs today (so far) belong to Troy Glaus

courtesy of schlagdawg

I am happy for the minute role I played in this.

It was a classic convo

That’s pic is a bit big SB.

Well, Glaus is a big fellow.

There’s also a title so you can minimize if you want.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that.

and here's the new one- BOWSER GLAUS!!!

LOL, that expression on his face is classic

Thanks for the title on it. :-)

i like innings in which huddy leads off

we’ve scored 3 runs in those innings (2)

*Disclaimer*

I put this up when Chipper was hitting, so i definately didn’t jinx MattyD and the offense.

so technically

we credit 1 run to this thread

ehh…debatable

Chipper is killing my fantasy team

He has to start hitting soon, right? Right guys?

right now hes just trying to draw walks.

he has already hit

the wall :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

nope. I’m slowly starting to think this is the end of Larry Wayne Jones.

So BJ Upton for Chipper was a bad trade?

I’m a homer and needed a 3bagger. Sigh.

in a word: yes

Well I got Arod now, and Chipper is my utility guy.

Thinking he’s gonna get the bench. BJ was dispensable though, I have Torii Hunter and Justin Upton so I didn’t really need him…

yeah in fantasy terms
you should have get Casey Mcgehee or however his last name is spelled
McGehee is a stud.

He was hitting very well before the injury. Who knows if he’s feeling healthy right now though

That's what I'm thinking

Plus, I thought about him on my fantasy team and it made my pants tight. So mathematically I had to do it Jerry.

Sadly

Its Jeter

really? lol

thought it would be swisher for sure

pretty sure its Jeter

nice backhand from marteen

nice pick by Prado

good backhand off of Matsui

Lifting him now?

I just realized something....

Hudson is looking dangerously close to a W. The baseball gods are about to start throwing everything imaginable at him, so we’d better brace ourselves for a bumpy ride…

So, how do you guys see our rotation now?

Mine:

1. Hanson
2. Hudson
3. Jurrjens
4. DLowe
5. KK

hmmm

1. Hanson
2. JJ
3. Hudson
4. KK
5.
6. DLowe

1. Hudson
2. Hanson
3. JJ
4. Lowe
5. KK

What he said. Though I might put Lowe before JJ at this point

Where’s Medlen?

Medlen's pitched a lot of innings recently.

I’m all for sticking Venters or EOf in there to finish off the game.

I was joking about the rotation, with JJ out for a minute, “where’s Medlen?”

1. Hudson
2. Hanson
3. JJ
4. Medlen
5. KK
16. Lowe

nice backhand pick by Marteeen.

Huddy coming out

why is Bobby taken Hudson out?

Gotta make sure there’s time for Moylantime

seems like they is always time for the Auzzie.

haha

Moylan going to appear in 160 games

when was the last time he pitched?

3rd game of St Louis

Where everyone got rocked.

Apparently

cramps

Today will be 150th career W for Huddy. Sweet.

Not so fast. I can't let you do that, Dave.

will would be
what I meant was theoretically speaking

Now he can’t lose it, at least

Good day for Hudson

Although he was shaky the first 4 innings with poor control, good day for him giving up only 1 run.

This is why Bobby is great:

Moylan has been struggling. Bobby will get him in a pretty chill situation to help bring his confidence back.

WORST. MANAGER. EVER.

 his bronzed Cooperstown thingie done up and ready, right now.

he has his ups and downs— bwt moylan leads the league in 6 pitch outings

It's innings that matter and he had to send out everyone in St Louis repeatedly.
he has his ups and downs

like the elevator business

I don't get it
Mr. Deeds quote

Yes. I quoted Mr. Deeds.

I couldn’t remember which movie that was

Thanks Peter.

Gaaaar, Peter.

THIS

hahaha, everytime please?

i'll see what i can do.
DogDays...

looks like I’ll be waiting a while longer for the price drop. This stuff is so expensive when you’re trying to build your bank account for a big move across the country

Weren’t you talking to Eric Gregg?

lolol yeah...

mind playing tricks on me. i was reading a dogdays post while i was typing

I have absolutely no fucking idea what you are talking about.

Don't worry. I'm lost, too...
ANYWAY

yeah…maybe i’ll come across some extra cash. until then, i’ll store all the valuable info you’ve given me in my memory bank!

We are going from worst to first, remember you heard it here first!!

I hope you’re right!

that season was So much fun!
Heyward up

come on

haha wat was that?

WHAT THE FUCK??????
not this guy

and his shenanigans

CHEEKY SHENANIGANS

Hey Favre, what’s the name of that restaurant with the shit on the walls?

I swear to god I'll pistol whip the next person that says Shenanigans
I call shenanigans on that!
wow

this guy throws kinda funny, short arms it three quarter.

Been listening on the radio. Could this be a new Glaus?

Meet the new Glaus, same as the old Glaus?

had to

just missed it

HAHA NEVERMIND

Damn

Heyward just got under that one

he got the fence under it too

HOMER!!!!!!!

HEYWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heyward killed that one

homer!

HEYWARD SMASHHHHHHHHH
Yes He DID!

This

is so full of win.

:-) I love having the opportunity to post it.

THREE STRAIGHT GAMES

someone called it after the HBP

you know he was gonna make them pay for the HBP
Yeah.

He felt sorry for that baseball. I’m sure it was mortally wounded when it impacted him. That’s why he decided to send one of its family members home with a nice family in the crowd. It’s the least he could do to show his sympathy for the grieving family of that poor baseball.

hey

making up for last night baby

BOOM

That was sick. He didn’t even get close to all of that.

He did it! He actually did it!!!
heyward says fuck you wandy
He hit another one?!!!!!!!!!

Think if he didn’t get robbed last night…..wow

Whoever said Heyward needed a day off?

Good Call.

haha that makes 3 straight...should have been 4 in 3 games

He is teh ownZor

Grace going orgasmic over Heyward's HR

So am I :)

haha

No words, just listen

No “primping” as he runs the bases. Good to hear him getting respect from Grace on air.

Ross

working the walk

So I'll be getting a new laptop this summer...finally

Windows or Mac?

I have quite a bit of cash to spend on it (thanks Grandpa) so money won’t be too much of an issue.

Which do you guys and gals prefer?

mac

i love mine…gives me no problems what so ever

cheap windows

load Ubuntu 10.04

Get a PC

dual boot Ubuntu and you got yourself a Mac + Windows machine for much much cheaper

I got Mac a month ago...

and I really like it so far. If you have money to spend, get a Macbook Pro. There is no comparison in terms of quality and ease of use.

i still don't get the "ease of use" argument

i mean, i use a mac @ school and it’s okay, but maybe since i’ve used a PC all my life and have all the keyboard shortcuts memorized, know where everything is…

that argument does nothing for me

I don't know if i can put a finger in one exact place

But after using a mac for a while, I feel like theyre superior in all areas. Seriously I can’t think of one reason I would want windows.

our school system bought everyone macs this year

and i was forced to learn to use one. i simply don’t like it all that much. i DON’T think it’s easier to use, and it HAS crashed a handful of times.

let me guess, you don’t like the fact that you can’t right click? That’s what most PC to mac ppl say.

no i can get by without right click

guessing fail!

No right-click? I couldn’t survive.

you just hold the ctrl button

while you click

or go to the settings and adjust to where the bottom right part of the sensor right clicks
what if you use a mouse?
ive never used one on my mac

 so i wouldnt know

But, that takes 2 hands – how am I supposed to multi-task like that? LOL

what are you doing that you need tw—-
you know what, I’m not even gonna ask… ;)

You're either...

A) Not trying or B) An Apple fanboi

mac

ask anyone who has used one, and they will tell you theyll never go back

I've used one, and you're right.

I will never go back to a Mac.

you are what they call in the marketing arena

a “laggard”

Because I refuse to pay the Apple tax?

And because I use superior operating systems, like Linux?

Dell

Yep, just don’t do anything on it until you clean off all the crap you don’t want

I have to support, I have a family member who works there.

My last laptop I orderd it with just what i wanted on it,

nice.

First thing I do when I buy a Dell...

Wipe the hdd and reinstall the OS.

and that gets rid of all the crap that comes pre-loaded?
I actually witnessed a friend of mine's dell emit smoke in class last semester

it was hilarious

mac. Last longer. Had mine for 7 years now and it’s still kicking.

If you pay that much for a PC

they tend to last longer too.

Bad argument they both use the same hardware now.

but if you buy a 2K mac
and a 2K pc

its basically the same hardware, just different operating system

+1000000000000

And actually, you can get better hardware that lasts even longer with a PC, since you’re not paying the Apple Tax.

true

very true

Get you a thinkpad, those got some quality construction

I was a student when I got mine so the price was reasonable due to discount. It was still kinda expensive but I have no problem with it.

I guess, but windows will still run slow

as hell after 6 months.

load linux?

apples and linux both run off Unix

No.

It won’t – unless you’re an idiot and let it get filled with registry errors and malware.

it really depends on preference of comfort and what are you going to actually do with your computer. I just said it last longer b/c most of the ppl that have PCs must constantly update their software and occasionally have problems with the keyboard and some hardware etc. I never had that problem with my mac.

the mac argument

Just load Linux, and you get the same functionality for a fraction of the cost

Ubuntu etc anything running gnome is very similar to the apple magic FOR FREE

maybe so. I’m not computer savvy anymore these days so I concede the argument to you.

seems like most people prefer Mac, but I’ll always go Windows.

I never thought I'd buy a Mac...

but after I found out that Macs almost never get viruses, they don’t slow down like windows, and they last 3x longer, the decision was pretty easy. The only part that sucks is the price tag, but it is def worth it IMO.

Better yet

Buy a PC load Linux and you get the best of both worlds

zero virus + much cheaper

i've had this crappy eMachines

with Intel Celeron D processor for 6 years and it has never crashed.

I had a laptop but gave it to my younger brother. Went with a desktop this time, it’s just easier.

windows

and save the extra money, even though macs are easy as hell to use and never crash

you guys still use computers?

get a frickin’ implanted cpu already. I’m typing this with my mind

THANKS EVERYONE.

Pssssttt……PC > Mac

Go look at computer reviews on any site...

Every site I looked at when I was buying mine had Mac’s rated #1. I have owned 4 PC laptops and none lasted more than 3 years. Every one of them got slower and slower despite the fact I defragged and kept my anti virus updated. A Mac will run just as fast in 5 years as the day you buy it and you never have to do anything to it.

y'all must visit too many porn sites or something else riddled with malware

because, again, i’ve had this intel celeron D powered emachine for 6 years and it has never, ever crashed and runs well

This.
Eric Gregg doesn;t watch porn

loser

pot. kettle. black.
Maybe I just know how to obtain porn sans malware?

I’ve never had a PC or laptop crash either.

Also, if you are a student...

Apple gives student discounts. I got my macbook with some added memory and some additional software for like 1100 last february.

yeah I think i get $100 or $150 off. that’ll be nice if i get the Apple computer.

Yeah...It's $100

if you go with the 15 inch Macbook Pro which is $1700 now I believe. If you go with the 17inch, it’s $150 off. Apple just released updated versions of the Macbook pros in the last couple of weeks. I have heard some bad stuff about the 17 inches regarding them getting really hot, so I would really recommend the 15 inch.

I was looking at them earlier and that’s probably the one i’d get if i got the mac. the bad thing about Apple is that their laptops are kinda set in stone. i could customize the crap out of a windows or dell.

agh…i dont know.

this...

customizable & expandable!

what additional benefit does customizing a computer give you?

It’s not the exact same white thing that a legion of brainwashed Apple buyers are all carrying around? Do not conform! Resistance is not futile!

mine is silver

made out of 100& recycled aluminum. What have you done for the environment lately? I’ll check your response when I get done filling up my prius at the station.

There is a cloud of smug forming overhead...

For the same large chunk of change, you can get a better PC than a Mac, because you pay a big premium to have that little whit Apple mark stamped on it. If you’re not a major fanboy either way, the PC is the more practical one. Most bang for the buck.

this is what I’ve heard from a couple of my friends who are big computer guys. Those Macs sure are sexy tho. real sexy

Don’t they have the window X on the left side instead of the right? if so, that alone would make me keep a PC.
LOL
.
I’m always here, on my Dell Mini netbook. Super fast, small, lightweight and never issues with viruses, lagging or anything. Love it. We have 2 PCs and 2 laptops besides this. All Dell and Windows.

I highly recommend Dell

If you’re looking for a specific brand. I’ve had two Dell laptops and no trouble out of either. You can even get it Braves branded like I did :) Sorry I can’t find a pic, but if you look at their 15 inch inspirons go to the design studio and they have 3 different Braves designs.

Pretty much this.

So...

You don’t think it matters that the PC will slow down over time while the apple will run just as fast with no maintenance?

You don’t think it matters that the PC will slow down over time

Um… If you know what you’re doing, they don’t. My last one went for three years with no performance drop.

This is classic apple fanboy talk, though- “All PCs fail/get slower/spontaneously combust, all Apples have Wolverine healing factors and are always perfect angels :):):):):):):):)”

Thank you...

I think most of the arguments that Apple fanbois throw around originate with someone, somewhere doing something stupid with Windows.

No...

I am not a computer nerd. If you are a nerd who knows how to take your computer apart, then pc’s are great. If you are like the rest of us and you just want something that works every time you turn it on and won’t crash after 2 years, then macs are 100x better. PC’s are best suited for computer gamers who like to tinker with their computer between long sessions of online gaming.

Also, I always hated apple worshipers. I never thought I would even consider buying a mac, but when I looked at the differences between the two and found out that the Mac is superior in every aspect other than gaming performance, it was an easy decision.

The only time Macs are superior to PCs in every aspect is when you’re comparing apples to oranges. Please think on that.

You do know that, now that Mac uses Intel chips, it’s the SAME EFFING HARDWARE? There is nothing inherent in PCs that makes them fail. The things that absolutely wreck PCs almost always originate from user stupidity, not from hardware deficiency. They do not “crap out after 2 years;” My last laptop still works just fine, I sold it to my uncle to get my new one. It’s going on four years now. Macs are not divine; if your argument truly hinges on them only working for average users, i.e. they do so little with it they never jeopardize them, you may have a point. But I know that is not the case, and even if it were it would still not denote an inherent failure in a PC’s makeup.
Plus, again, you pay a premium for that “sexy” aluminum case and white apple stamp. If you’re not a total moron and know how NOT to fry your own computer, PCs are better every day of the week and twice on Sunday due to their greater cost efficiency plus they are more “future proof” (as in, easier to expand and upgrade down the road than Apple’s lockboxes).

You guys are so stubborn. If we were losing today I would have hateful things to say.
hehe

I’ve used a Mac for a year at my place of work, and have a well-running (albeit outdated) PC at home.

So, I think I’ve had the opportunity to assess the pros & cons, and I just don’t like Macs as much. I don’t think that’s being stubborn, but being objective. I was excited to try the mac. It has disappointed me.

Argh.

Alright, before i get called out as being a fanboy, no, I’m not just stubbornly defending PCs because that what I use. I use PCs because of the reasons I’ve stated. I just look at the evidence, and the evidence shows that most of those “Macs are of God, PCs are of the Devil” arguments are bunk. An idiot can fry his own Mac as much as he could fry his own PC if he doesn’t know what he’s doing; but since PCs have 90-ish percent of the market, their failures are magnified because there’s simply more of them. Apple has a small enough market share that they don’t have machines breaking in the same volume, so they can hide behind the assumption that their hardware must be immaculate when it’s actually no different than the other stuff.

Say whatever you want, but you are in the minority

based on the research I have done and my personal experience.

I have had 4 pcs that all crapped out on me. Do you think that was a coincidence. I used them for school and did nothing to them to cause them to die. I did all of the stuff they tell you to do in terms of maintenance and kept my virus protection up to date. Do you think it was just a coincidence?

i don't think he's in the minority

but we’re all entitled to our opinions.

Yes, I do. For one thing, computers within the last five years have much better track records than anything that came before them. Secondly, My last laptop I used for school, work, and heavy duty gaming, and it never suffered this mythical “performance slowdown” you folks keep talking about. Honestly, it isn’t very difficult to keep one running like it should. Get a free antivirus program like avast!, avoid torrenting, and don’t surf to questionable (read:Porn) sites. It will run like a new car every time you boot it up.

Exactly.

You are a gamer who knows how to work on computers. PC’s make sense for you.

So what you're saying is....

Macs are for idiots who don’t know anything about computers.

Most people just want to be able to turn it on

and have it work correctly. They do not want to have to take it apart and work on it.

The issue you keep complaining about is software based, though....

That has nothing to do with taking it apart and working on it.

It really doesn't matter

what the problem is caused by. From what I understand, the issue is that windows inherently slows down over time because it creates a web of applications that start up. With every laptop pc I have owned, I have had to constantly keep the task manager up to kill a myriad of stupid applications that I did not turn on. Macs do not have this issue because the operating system does not constantly install applications and run them without your knowledge. Obviously I am not an expert on computers. A PC expert would have no trouble so they have no reason to buy a Mac. I think the majority of people would be more happy with a mac though.

who knows how to work on computers

Actually, no. I didn’t have to work on it. I installed the games I wanted and played them. I also followed the three simple steps listed above, and, as they say, boom goes the dynamite. one can be gamer without knowing how to dismantle and reassemble their entire computer.

I’ll try to bottom line this very clearly: Most people who torch their PCs do it because they did something with it they probably shouldn’t have. One free antivirus program and a bit of common sense will keep a PC running like new until either the hard drive fails (which is an issue inherent to ALL hard drives, even Mac ones) or you choose to retire it and move on. It… is… that… simple.

I’ve come to the realize that Apple fanbois are almost incapable of differentiating hardware from software. They also fail to understand the added cost of that Apple logo.

I am not fanboy...

I hate all of the hipsters who are obsessed with apple as a status symbol. I said I would never buy an apple because of those people. When it came time to buy a new computer though, I grudgingly went with the mac because I was sick of having my laptops run really slow and then crap out after 2 years.

Ok. You guys are right.

There is a huge global conspiracy in which disinterested parties say macs are better than pcs. I was just caught up in the ruse and I will now have to suffer the consequences. My 4 previous pc laptops were all sabotaged by people participating in this conspiracy so that I would be driven to buy a Mac. PC’s are way way better and only dudes who want to bang steve jobs buy macs. Glad we cleared that up.

There are no "disinterested parties"

Anyone who says Macs are better is either A) brainwashed by Apple or B) someone with a vested interest in you buying Apple products. There is no option C.

well, admitting is the first step to recovery.
As for your previous 4 PCs...

Do me a favor? Reply with a list containing the manufacturer, the year it was bought and the price you paid for each.

Roughly from memory...

1. 2002- HP- $1100- Lasted one week and crashed. Returned it and swapped it for #2.

2. 2002- Sony- $1700. Lasted less than 3 years. Ran extremely slow after 14 months so my computer engineering roommate worked on it. Worked great for another month or two and then slowed down again. Basically the same thing kept happening and I kept taking it places to have it cleaned up up. Hard drive crashed and that was the end of it after about 2 and a half years.

3. Gateway- $1300- 2005 Ran slow after 6 months. I bought the maintenance plan for it so I took it back to best buy and they cleaned it up several times. It would work well for a month or so before slowing down again. The fan broke on the inside and it started making a really loud noise during use. It also started to get really hot. The hinge to the screen broke just over a year after I bought it so I had to buy #4 because I couldn’t wait for them to fix it because of school. I got it back a couple months later. It still works now, but its basically unusable because it makes so much noise and is so hot.

4. Toshiba- $900- 2007 This was the best of the group. It ran relatively fast for a year. Then like the others, it started to get slow so I had the tech guys at school work on it. After 15 months or so, the fan broke and it started to run really hot. It also started dying after only a few minutes if it wasn’t plugged in. 22 months, the hard drive crashed and that was the end of it.

Like I said, I have only had my Mac a couple of months. Maybe I ll have similar trouble with it, but from what I have heard/read, I think it is a lot less likely. Every pc I have had has turned out to be a POS. The “experts” I have talked to have told me my experience was not uncommon. The guys at best guy said the average PC laptop last for 3 years while the average mac lasts for 6+.

I am not going to argue this point anymore. If you like PC laptops, congrats. I will probably never buy another pc again.

Also...why do you suppose...

the guys at best buy all told me that the Apple was far superior to any PC? They don’t work on commission and 3 out of the 4 guys I talked to owned PCs. They have no reason to push Macs over the 50 dif models of pc they sell.

Have you ever owned a mac? I have owned 4 pcs and now 1 mac. If you haven’t owned a mac you can’t really compare the two products. I have owned a HP, Sony, Toshiba, and Gateway laptop. They all sucked after a year and stopped working in 2 and a half years or less. I really liked my Toshiba, but it crashed after less than 2 years. I will never buy another pc.

Last I checked...

A) Best Buy employees are incompetent
B) They do work on sales quotas – commissions in the form of “keeping the job”

Wrong

They have no incentive to sell a mac over a pc. 3 of the 4 guys I talked to owned pc’s and were huge nerds. They said they liked their PC because they could mess with it and customize it for gaming. Despite the fact they like pc’s, they said macs are better for anyone who isn’t a gamer and just wants something that will work well for a long time. They also weren’t incompetent. They gave me unbiased opinions on every product I looked at and left the decision up to me.

Best Buy employees are most certainly incompetent. Especially the ones who work for Geek Squad.

i know this

as a former best buy employee. i didn’t work for the computer section, or geek squad; i just observed from my customer service desk

I’m so glad the fat chick (Astros) came to town to break our slump.

We needed a slump buster desperately...

The question is whether our renewed confidence will make a difference when we try to bang some hot chicks next week.

HR from Nasty Nate...

comin atcha!

wow

leave this pitcher out there for as long as possible please

Nate with BB - HInske now PH for Moylan

Pitcher getting pulled with a bad case of suck

the loudness from heyward's HR causes permanent brain damage

Jason Heyward kills pitches and pride

anyone notice that awesome mustache on the Astros trainer? hahaha

haha i saw that ish too
in other news... pelfrey got knocked around
meh...

not really surprised

me neither

it was only a matter of time

Chipper Jones uses a 34 ounce bat

Jason Heyward uses a light saber

wouldn't a light saber chop the baseball in half?

heyward can alter the laws of physics like that

his midischlorians are off the scale.
midichlorians

ruined star wars

no, this guy did

ANNY BO BANNY!

He wanted to be the new Chewie. Swing and a miss George.

with a huge fuckin tree-sized bat
I'll answer your question with a question

doesn’t Jason Heyward chop baseballs in half?

the thing about light sabres...

is that they only weight is in the handle. very awkward

*saber

*the only weight

come on hinske, at least move the runners over

New pitcher. To little too late!

BTW, I will not be here tomorrow - I'll have to DVR the game and watch later.

Bowling in a tournament tomorrow afternoon.
I hope we get the SWEEP. You all enjoy a little bit more for me OK?

If there's a sweep....

I most certainly will!

me either, my birthday, be at the game
where you sitting

So we can DVR and photchop some pictures

11rowsbehind home plate
nice

good seats on your birthday

awesome!

A win will make the day even better!
very true

Every time I go they lose..

And it sucks even worse driving 4 hours to go home afterwards

You and me both,

or at least this season it’s been that way.

I know it's early, but I'll miss you tomorrow.

Hope you have a wonderful Birthday!

Thank you

Win a bowling tournament in my honor :)

good luck rolling that stone

Thanks, it’s a “No-Tap” Tournament for all the Bowlers of the Week this past season.
Should be lots of fun/laughs.

i suck at no-tap

not needing to get a strike to earn one psyches me out!

damn

almost a Vidro

2 on, 1 out

again…

my god

the stros defense is horrible

Phils 10 Mets 0
ouch

that’s fine. Down with the Mutts!

your right

I hate the Mets more than any other team

come on Omar!!!!

Anyone know the attendance for today?

For those of you with the Mariners/Rangers or Muts/Phuckers game on FOX

have they shown the Heyward HR yet? I changed the chanel for a little and hope i didn’t miss it.

at least a sac fly no less, but could be moe

Omar RBI single!

OFFENSIVE SEXPLOSION

Lead off Hits Kill

nice Infante

Infante scores Ross!

oh damn. they’re trying to kill Nitram

Almost hit Prado

Charge the mound

just late on that one

anyone knows the attendance?
Prado

making him work

Nice work so far today boys!

Just got off of work and rather excited to see the bats waking up.

Prado crushes that one

rbi DOUBLE

PRADOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Augustus, save some broom for later

Marteeeeny Weeeeny!

Time to beef up these stats guys. We need it

The ST team has arrived, yes!

this is what we been waiting for

Come on Chipper!

My fantasy team demands it!

Prado adds 2

I think Hudson went into the dugout and said “Ok guys, I just came out of the game and I’m in line for a win. DON’T FUCK THIS UP FOR ME!!”

I heard Bob Wickman was trying to sneak into the bullpen earlier.

ha, must have smelled a cheeseburger

haha

I think I heard

Chris Reitsma/Resop was hanging around

Chipper up

to slow it down

is chipper the only brave w/out a hit?

I think diaz doesn’t have a hit either

Just a great fucking AB for Prado right there. fouled off like 5 pitches

this is when

chipper hits a bomb. when the game is pretty much decided already

come on chipper join the party

Winning has ran off the fuckers and suckers, yes!

haha I know right?

Proves they were just on here to whine!

Could care less about the game.

couldN'T care less

expression butchering!

Thanks, that’s one of my biggest pet peeves and I have no idea why.

Wait, what?
just helping you out...

you said “could care less,” which was you trying to emphatically say that you don’t care. however, if you could care less, that’s also saying you care a little. so you’re contradicting yourself.

the expression goes I couldn’t care less

or you saying that they don’t care about the game

Nothing against you, the phrase is just botched so often that most people think it’s correct. I didn’t realize it until about 2 years ago and now it drives me crazy!

Thanks guys
wait

I showed up today?

What happened?

You are not one I was talking about :)
I am a whiner

Everyone says I am a Melky hater

i was about to say

I’ve liked the people in the GTs the past few days than the ones in here during the Mets series. that was fucking horrible.

This!

They were getting on my last nerve….

i'm really hoping you're not talking about me in regards to the mets series

i’ve been busy and haven’t been able to visit

no you’re fine too. like i said below, it’s just the newbies who join TC just to bitch and cry that piss me off

thanks

cuz i’ve been around since last season and i like it here!

=)

am i included

you’re fine. basically everyone in here today is fine. it’s just the guys who start bitching about the Braves after a game on April 30th and they joined on April 29th. Beerman147 or whatever his name was was a perfect example of this.

Hey! Wait a second...

You’re saying I’m one of the ok ones? What’s wrong with you? You take that back!

I am

usually one of the more vocal whiners

no you’re fine. its the newbies who join TC just to start bitching in the game thread the next day…they piss me off

mets series is when i first got roasted, but I’m still here

People say positive things when the team is winning and negative things when the team is losing. THIS IS SHOCKING.

Yup, there goes the point.

So am I a fucker or a sucker? The whining and insults from the “positive” are much more obnoxious than the people whining about the teams performance imo.

Cool. Go away if you don’t like it.

To clarify, at least those posters want to talk about the Braves. A lot of people just seem to want to complain about and insult those posters. And somehow think they have the high ground. Riiight.

And who exactly are you talking about? Or are you just making accusations without any form of evidence?

Smoltzie...

sorry to interfere on your behalf,

but maybe you should let sleeping dogs lie.

I CAN’T HELP IT! Ugh…you’re right though.

we’re still learning here~

=)

I'll say this

the one thing more annoying the bitching and complaining about the braves is the people who complain about the people complaining.

Yeah, you’ve said that before. Thanks.

This thread is a perfect example. I’m afraid i’m not really interested in digging through all the old threads for more examples, sorry.

Pretty much what I thought you’d say.

And that’s exactly what I thought YOU’D say. TOUCHE!

I was actually pretty positive the whole time during the losing streak. the only time i got pissed was after monday’s 4-3 loss in St. Louis.

Doing the recaps helps keep me calm cause I get to see the positive stuff that some miss.

Nice try Chip…

Chipper got a hold one of one

right at bourn though

Sounds like that’s the second hard hit ball by Chipper

Save these hits and Runs for Tomorrow

Lowe is on the hill….wait a minute….hahahaha I’m an idiot…..he’s going to get all the run support.

Chip's left 6 on base...not good

Glaus robbed of RBI #5….

Wow

Glaus got fucking robbed

Umpire is an @sshole

surprised?

Not really. That just confirmed it.

nah

nowhere near as bad as bill “stache” hohn

that goes without saying

hohn sucks this guy is a little funny, i thought

Diving catch for pence?

ZOMG GLAUS SUCKS

SEND HIM TO AAA

WHY DID REN SPEND 1.75 MILLION DOLLORS ON THIS ASSHOLE

WE COULD HAVE HAD ALEX CORA!

Fernando tatis > Alex Cora

CALL UP MITCH JONES. HE CAN HIT HOME RUNS!

Dude...

Ken Rosenthal is tiny. He looks like a midget next to Halladay.

he is.

i’m 5’11" and i tower over him

Anyone with 2K10, has Heyward been added in the latest roster update yet?

yeap just got it today…and started a new franchise

really?

4/28/10 i just downloaded and he’s on there

in live roster? so you can make a franchise and he is there, you don't need to edit it or something? cool

Yup, they had to wait for him to play a MLB game before he could be added to the roster.

how’s his gaming stats?

Nice, I will be doing that right after this game. Thanks.

Same here. lol

they updated all of the batting stances as well

thanks for all the updates!
finally was added to MLB 10 the show

They gave him MONSTER power, but less contact

Seems backwards

did you see the fan made roster update? some website did it but they added all the prospects. Freeman, Salcedo and Teheran were all really highly rated and are studs in a couple years

one of of operation sports?

i think so…yeah

2K10 sucks

MLB the Show is awesome!!!

wish EA would make another MVP Baseball

this

a game when you could actually strike ppl out.

I want a new

Ken Griffey, Jr. Baseball

Now Batting: Ken Griffey Jr.

/automatic homerun

Those games were awesome.

I’m aware.

you gotta get a PS3 dude. ask Santa to bring you one

psst...

Santa is taking this Christmas off. He told me in our weekly skype sessions

I know, I know. The fact that you can watch MLB.tv on it is just another reason.

yep. i’m thinking i’ll save the $$$ next year and get MLB.tv instead of Extra innings cause I can watch on my ps3. i refuse to watch baseball on a 15 inch screen, which is why i don’t buy MLB.tv now

Exactly, I expect Extra Innings to take a pretty big hit next year. I know I’ll certainly not be buying it again.

i want a PS3

but none of the new ones are backwards compatible with PS2 games

“You tell that son of a b****, no Brave is ever comin’ to Houston. Not as long as you bastards are runnin’ things!”

"You a big drinker George?"

“Maybe not as much as this bastard”

Jean-Paul, Jean Paul
Blum

was just destroyed by EOF

EOF

thought he couldn’t pitch to righties…

Glaus is out of the game

How are we the Braves supposed to RBIzzz now?

Remember Hinske is better than Glaus Always,

so we’ll be fine ;)

defensively?

I am not so sure

mclouth

Nice running grab

Yay EOF

He threw me a ball on Wednesday, which I swiftly gave to a Cardinals kid, because I am a fucking fool

Jesus EOF is a stud.
Heyward played him perfectly

good inning

looks like Mark Bradley has already given up on us...

http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2010/04/30/as-constituted-these-braves-arent-going-to-win-anything/?cxntfid=blogs_mark_bradley_blog

he talks too much BS
He always writes

what the fans want to hear

tell that

to UGA fans. lol

I’m a fan, and I don’t want to hear that? I love this lineup…

I mean

Like in a week if the Braves go on a tear he will be like. The Braves are poised to win the world series

Ah

I gotcha. Yup that is definitely true.

They’re three full games out of fourth place.)

And 5 games out of first place at the same time.

What a dumbass. Talk about cherry-picking.

Yup, I don't give a rat's ass what he thinks!

That guy sucks.

You guys bash this guy if you want...

but he is probably right. Our lineup is pretty bad (thus far) and our pitching staff (thus far) is significantly worse than last year. Hopefully that will change. I think there is a good chance JJ stabilizes and that will give us 3 solid starters. Does anyone expect KK and Lowe to suddenly starting pitching solid?

In regards to the lineup, I think we have all seen enough thus far to know there is a serious problem. 3/4s of the lineup is in the midst of a horrible slump. Maybe some of those guys will turn it around, but I think it is being awfully optimistic to expect this lineup to improve enough to be consistently good.

from reading his articles

he just seems to echo what the fans think/say, because he is a fan himself. if we go on a 9W-4L game tear in the next couple weeks, he may change his tune

I think you are wrong. Lowe looked pretty good in his last outing, KK is not bad for a 5th starter. McLouth and Glaus are pretty much out of their slumps already. Cabrera is getting a lot better. Diaz is still out of control, but he rarely starts anyway.

We'll see...

Our offense has been really bad 90% of the time this year. I see no reason to think it is going to turn around and be solid on a consistent basis. I really hope that I am wrong and they turn into gang busters. Also, Lowe has been pretty bad since he came to the braves. I had really high hopes that he would turn it around this year, but that appears very unlikely based on what we have seen thus far. We will be lucky if his ERA drops into the 4.0s. Same goes for KK. I really thought he might be a lot better in year 2 pitching in the US.

Obviously I do not want to suffer through another crap year. I just think there are a lot of pieces to this team that need to improve significantly for this team to be competitive for the playoffs. Maybe it will all come together, but I think it is unreasonable to “expect” it to happen.

Here's your reason:

24 games. 70 at bats. The Mets are currently in first.

I agree it's early...

But when do you expect things to come together? Even when we were winning the first couple of weeks, the offense was inconsistent and only showed up when DLowe pitched. I hope things come together, I just think a lot of people around here “expect” that to happen when I think its a lot more likely that we have already seen what this team can do.

As for the Mets, their payroll is what? 60 million more than ours? Maybe they are finally going to see some results for the money they are spending this year. I would feel a whole lot better about our prospects if the front office/ownership was willing to fork out that kind of money for our team.

Good grief....
i only experienced him in the OT for a few months

but I miss bigjoe

Ha, yeah he was pretty great.

How is his new blog doing?

Good, pretty sure he won some sort of award for the network he’s on.

Good for him

good info, but i like to discuss the Braves with other fans. he doesn’t really have too many posters and doesn’t to Open Threads or anything.

Yeah, that’s the only thing I don’t like about it. The comment system on SBN is pretty much king.

indeed. and it’s easy to track your comments and what people replied to you as well.

Heyward walks

he has eagle eyes

he did look bad on two changeups he swung and missed at
His midichlorian count is off the scale!

I’ve always wondered who has better vision, an eagle or a hawk?

Eagle Eye Cherry > Iowa Hawkeyes > Eagle Eye (Shia Lebeouf)

Eagle Eye Cherry

Save tonight? Fight the break of dawn?

Uh oh, Stanzi is the Manzi though.

and the OBP goes up again

DRoss

wants to go home

Vidro

for Ross

David Wright

K rate up to 33% his BABIP a little above his career norm and his BA sits at .270

He just swinging for the fences more?

Come on Venters

just throw strikes, make them hit it

I'm ready for pasta - trust your defense Venters!

No more BBs!

Sounds good,

I haven’t had any since going on a low carb and NO sugar diet March 13th. Enjoy some for me!

That I will do – in moderation of course – but I could never give up my homemade pasta and sauce.

I hope for your Birthday tomorrow – you’ll cheat – just a little. ;-)

Hubby is now diabetic, just eating what he can eat...

How supportive. I hope he can manage it OK. I’m sure with you by his side he will.

Thank you, it's genetic in his family,

he is on insulin and strict diet. I am trying to be supportive, and not eat what he can’t have.

the lead is safe…….time for props to mr. tim hudson on win #150. he’s never had a losing season. what a great career

Ugh Venters

Strikes please

Venters is trying to pull a Wickman....

Hudson must not be allowed to win!!

DAN KOLB 2.0
haha

never speak of that name ever again

So just an FYI...

Master Gondeee was supposed to do the recap today but i’m doing it cause he’s gonna go get hammered with CB and RHobbs. I have plans in a little and later tonight so it’ll probably be short and sweet. Hope you fine guys and gals don’t mind.

I want my money back.
No excuse :)
LIE

I thought CB didn’t drink ! Oh, maybe it was someone else :)

Venters with the K
THAT'S THE WAY, UH HUH UH HUH, LLAMASAURUS LIKES IT


UH HUH UH HUH

run free llamasaurus! feel the breeze on your… fur? skin?

That made me laugh so much.

And I’m serious about what I said in a previous thread – Rainbow Llamasaurus needs to be the official TC mascot.

YAY!

He’s back again!

Now, how 'bout that Sweep tomorrow!

Tim Hudson wins game #150!!

one more win makes a streak

It has happened before….

game over

good game Hudson
great game Glaus
keep it up Heyward

Great Win for the Braves!

Holla at yall in the Post game recap. Peace!

Fun times all around

Everyone enjoy the rest of the day, and if you are in the southeast like me

STAY SAFE IN THIS WEATHER

i'm worried about this oil spill

creepin up to our beach

yeah that sucks
Thanks alot weather

for making me miss that. Glad I could share it with yall though! GO BRAVES!

a ten-spot for the offense…….fux yeah

let's hope our wad

is not completely shot for a sweep tomorrow

Enjoyable game!

I’ll take more of these!

i hope

attendance doesn’t drop too much tomorrow with the hawks game at the same time…

We're 2-0

When I sit in section 122… 0-1 in 123. I will continue to do my part by sitting in 122 with the old usher, Herman. Anyone know who I’m talking about?

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