Braves Acquire a... Crabman
by gondeee on Apr 21, 2009 9:07 AM EDT
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PrintIn reading up on our new outfield acquisition, Brian Barton, I came across this Viva El Birdos Fan Post that refers to him as "Crabman." Naturally this is a reference to that guy on My Name is Earl, who was even better in the role of Rubber Band Man -- apparently he's typecast as "something-man" in every role he's in, not a bad gig.
A pretty decent resemblance. The both sort-a have the same hair, and they certainly have the same goofy smile.
My initial thought about the trade yesterday was, "that Barton kid killed us last year, didn't he?" Well, sort-a, kind-a. He only played one series against us, three games, he was 4-for-5 with a double, 2 RBI, and 3 runs scored. He totally reminds me of Michael Tucker -- light power, good speed, decent bat. The guys at Viva El Birdos seem to think he's more than a smidge better than Garret Anderson -- not hard to disagree there. He'll be a good dynamic guy with good speed to have in case someone in the outfield goes down.
When Sid Slid has a good overview of Barton's career as a prospect.
I'm also borrowing stealing the poll from VEB.
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Uh Oh…Frenchy better watch out, Catie will be in Crabman’s arms before the trade deadline…
...catsports...
Booker T?
Braves 2009 offense: in play, out(s)
Braves 2009 bullpen: in play, run(s)
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 21, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Will the Braves let him keep the locks?
~ Someone please promise me '95 will not be the ONLY championship. ~
I don't think the resemblance is too striking
But I love the character, so whatever. Incidentally, my Gamecocks had a third baseman named James Darnell who we all called Crabman. It’s an awesome nickname.
I forgot to mention...
… we FINALLY got our St. Louis outfielder. After talking all winter about getting one… finally we did.
SWAGGA LIKE...whoever the fuck is not walking people
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club
Leave it to bigjoe to post the gayest possible picture out of all the potential lookalikes out there.
also, where’s his neck??
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Brian Barton
This Braves fan can’t wait to check out Brian Barton in his Braves uniform!
I hope he adds some excitement in the outfield and with his bat!
Go Barton, Go Braves!
I hope the Braves win tonight, last night’s one run loss brought back many bad memories from last year!
Am I the only female on here? Just wandering…
How do you misspell the word three times?
Braves 2009 offense: in play, out(s)
Braves 2009 bullpen: in play, run(s)
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 22, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Is this like, the only participation you’re ever going to do? I’m looking at all your past comments and all you do is kick the community when they’re already down, and don’t bother to actually engage in any participation.
You guys ruin this website with your constant bitching when the tiniest thing goes wrong. People calling for multiple people to be sent down and claiming that a trade has to be made RIGHT NOW…shut up. Just shut the fuck up.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
The button got used already!
I’d also like to add something I noticed a while back: it seems like this guy always tries to get the last comment in each thread, and like you pointed out, it’s always something of the Debbie Downer variety. Also, it rarely makes sense.
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