Wait...OBP is on the scoreboard...
by Gage23 on Jul 17, 2009 1:19 AM EDT
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Tonight's game was full of all sorts of surprises for me. I got a seat upgrade to behind home plate. I got to see the unveiling of the new coke bottle (which is actually pretty cool). I got to see Hank Aaron in person for the first time. And I got to see Francoeur go 0 for 4. Lowe had a decent start. He was a little shaky in the fourth but he kept us in the game. You can read the game recap, so I'll move on.
Frenchy's reception was as expected. He has a loyal following in his hometown. Girls were walking around with homemade shirts reading "OMGZ, bring back Francoeur!" I wish I were kidding. He got a nice standing ovation for his first at bat. I was the only one in my section that didn't stand up and cheer. Sure he's an ok guy, but see my opinion on that matter in another post. I was thrilled when he lined to Prado for that double play. That's the Frenchy we all learned to, err... love?
And then I looked at the scoreboard...
In case your eyes ail you, here's a closer look.
Oh yeah, Jeff. OBP is on the scoreboard.
Here's a picture of the new Coke bottle. It's completely digital around the label. The tomahawk chops across it, it says Atlanta Braves, it does all sorts of neat things.
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Hahahaa
Sucks for you Frenchy.
And thanks for that picture of the Coke bottle. I had been wondering what it looked like, and they didnt show it once tonight in the broadcast.
2009 Atlanta Braves Motto: We ♥ leaving RISP AND Omar Minaya!
yeah, I never got the logic behind switching the Coke bottle. i guess this one gets in more advertisements….
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jul 17, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
It's cooler.
Corporate America loves cool.
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Jul 17, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
The old one was falling apart. Balls were missing, bases were falling off, and catchers vests were flapping in the wind. It required too much upkeep. The new one only needs to make sure the plexiglass stays clean, the screen works, and the fireworks go off when needed.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
That Coke bottle IS neat...
But I don’t know if they didn’t go a little too far.
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Jul 17, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I liked the old one. If they wanted a newfangled label portion, IMO they should have taken the time to repair the old one to keep the nostalgia feel and just add the new label section onto it.
I read that the “fireworks” feature after a homer didn’t work last night and it still has some bugs to work out. When Hank plugged it in on Braves Live before the game, it didn’t start working right away and they had to cut away the shot and talk about something else.
I know I sound like an old fogey about the original bottle – but I loved the design of it. This just looks like a in your face, big gray electronic billboard. Blech.
In memory of the old bottle:
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
I agree, i prefered the old bottle, but the fact is that it required too much upkeep on a daily basis to keep it looking pristine; see above comment – literally pieces of it were falling off on a daily basis.
The new bottle is extremely low maintenance aside from weekly squeegying, and making sure the LED and fireworks work right. The point was to convince people that modernizing was the goal when it was really to reduce future maintenance.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
The Mets are definitely the reason for this. Their players don’t think OBP is important, and try to talk shit about the scoreboard as justification…
A man walks into a meat shoppe and goes to the counter. The cashier asks, "Thinking about buying some meat?". The man replied, "No, I'm going to buy meat, I was thinking about punanny."
Just imagine a 16 year old girl on “My Sweet 16” talking to her friends on the phone about something that excites them, like “OMG, did you see Chad’s new backpack? OMG! He is sooooo cute!”
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jul 17, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Or....
justin texting his friends and mom when he found out he got NAHWAL chief : “OMG I”m chief i’m gonna be so awesome!:)!"
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
don’t be jealous because I sit at home (or work, really) and chat online to hot babes all day!
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jul 17, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
HAHA
Awesome. So OMGZ is like a plural OMG, correct?
"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"
by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jul 17, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, but, like, EXPONENTIALLY plural.
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Jul 17, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
but, well-played, sir…well played.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jul 17, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
nice read
btw, you were at the game, did they give out the deck of cards?
Yunel is the Queen of Hearts
Yup. I posted via mobile yesterday:
souvenir braves cards are as follows:
a, lowe
2- kelly
3- kotchman
4- diaz
5- gonzo
6- ga
7- fail
8- jv
9- esco
10-chipper
j-jurrjens
q-heap
k-cox
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
lol’d at kelly #2
"When life gives you lemons, just say 'F*ck the lemons,' and bail."
by Bravely going forward on Jul 18, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Because Jeff Francoeur isn’t the brightest bulb in the box, and as blissfully hoped to ignore it at home, and on the road. Unfortunately for him, with the advent of all these new parks with fancier scoreboards, OBP is becoming a mainstay statistic, with the one I dread to see the most, LOB.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
OBP has been on at least since 2006, as far as I can remember. But as a “secondary” stat, like when a batter is having a long at-bat, or during multiple at-bats. Primarily, it’s AVG/HR/RBI, and last result, but it occasionally clicks over to OBP, SLG, and a break down of hits, for the season, and throughout a career.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
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