Believe? I remain skeptical about the Braves playoff chances
by gondeee on Sep 29, 2009 9:48 AM EDT
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I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer this morning, but I'm also not going to jump on the Believe bandwagon of hype just yet. The counter slogan to "Believe" was written in a comment in yesterday's game recap and read, "I remain skeptical, do you?" That slogan got me thinking, and skeptical is really how I feel. After all, I've watched this team all year, I know about the ups and down.
I think it's great that we're branding this surge with the Believe slogan, but I remain skeptical and realistic about Atlanta's playoff chances. Don't get me wrong, I'm going to watch every minute of it and root like hell for the Braves to win every game, but they will have to win every game, and even then there's still a strong possibility that they won't make it.
As a marketing tool, though, you have to like this whole Believe campaign. "Print a sign, then come to the game and wave it." That's pretty genius from a marketing department that has the incredibly tough task of trying to convince Atlantans to come to a baseball game during football season.
I would give them even more credit it they hadn't put a little TM Trademark logo next to the "Believe" -- that makes it kind of hollow. Did they have to do that? To me that reads, "let's have a grassroots 'Believe' movement, but let's also retain the rights to any merchandise that we can sell which happens to coincide with it." Oh well, I suppose a Believe sign is just the foam tomahawk of this generation.
Anyway, this is a perfect opportunity for a poll.
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Just win, baby! The rest will take care of itself!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 9:54 AM EDT reply actions
ahhh sucks i have to work and can't watch any games
but I feel skeptical as well…If we actually played the Rockies I’d feel much better…but even if we win out..we might still be out
Go Braves
Cockchafer
Jeez, what a buzzkill you are Gondee.
I’m going to use what is most likely a conglomerate of different movie lines: “If you don’t step out on that ledge, then you don’t risk getting your heart broken. And thats a sad way to live.”
I applaud the Braves for doing this. Not only for coming up with a snazzy logo, but for not seeking a profit out of it. Now if i show up at Turner Field tonight and they’re selling “Believe” shirts for $25, then i’ll be disapointed.
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
He's not being a buzz kill....
he’s just vocalizing what most are thinking but not willing to admit. I also have my doubts. Not so much about the Rockies losing at least two, but with us running the table. It’s too easy to think that we will win out, which is pretty much what we have to do unless the Rox go 3-3 or completely lay an egg(fingers crossed). I do believe in my heart that we can do it…but my head tells me to question it.
"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."
BELIEVE!!!
i only wish there was a “FUCK YES I FUCKING BELIEVE LETS DO THIS SHIT!!!!” option instead of lame yes, no, meh
+1
Get pumped kid! Goddamn right!
by Sid Bream's Moustache on Sep 29, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
If we had capitalized more on the 11 walks issued last night, I might be buying tickets to Atlanta and trying to make a game. The way our offense refuses to manufacture runs and give away bases loaded situations frustrate the hell out of me. Thank goodness we have great pitching.
For the remainder, I’ll be here in NC, cheering and watching every last minute and hoping and praying they find a way to make the playoffs.
Don’t ask me my opinion of our chances once there, but just making it will be a HUGE shot in the confidence of our team and the fans who support them.
BELIEVE – It’s fun, it’s free and 0 calories :-)
nitpicking a bit..
considering the run we’ve been on…
what the hell else can they do? a win is a win and we’ll take em anyway we can get em
I agree
we’ve been scoring at a good rate lately.
Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.
by VivaLosBravos on Sep 29, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m gladly drinking the Kool-Aid of “Believe!” like a lot of Braves fans are right now and will continue to do so until this season is over, which I personally hope ends with a WS ring.
But I can do it and be honest about the game I watched last night as well.
4 runs. First 2 were not the result of hits, 1 solo homer and 1 run via bases loaded walk.
We were given 11 walks by the Marlins. I just wish we would have done more with the opportunities given.
Let’s just say that we took 11 walks from them…it makes me feel better!
:)
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Adam Dunn would have walked 11 times in that game alone…and it is all your fault that we do not have him!!!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
We do not talk about the D word.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
and by D word u mean douche cause thats what u are for not wanting Dunn on our team this offseason
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
maturity abounds.
Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.
by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 29, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
just to clarify we are friends so its ok i insult him repeatedly
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
you WISH we were friends!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
my mistake
=)
Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.
by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 29, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
indeed
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Just imagine having a guy like that leading off for us!!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
woo hoo!
Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.
by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 29, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
did you happen to notice my thoughts on football not being as great a TV sport as baseball?
I’m interested in what you think.
=)
Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.
by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 29, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I dont think criticizing the sport itself for the commercialization of it by the tv stations is a fair argument.
Football is a great tv sport because you can see most of the action, the action is virtually non-stop, and it is a fast, violent game that we as humans love. Even the non-football lovers here will watch a replay of a guy getting absolutely leveled in a football game.
The very fact that advertisers spend so much money on commercials and that the NFL can get away with showing so many commercials is evidence that football is a perfect TV sport.
If it weren’t a good tv sport, people wouldn’t watch it. If people didn’t watch it, companies wouldn’t advertise.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
damnit. I had a big long post to respond to this and it magically disappeared (FAIL). so here we go again
Football for an educated fan is a horrible visual experience. There is a reason football players have 3 hours of film study a day. You can’t possible see everything that is happening in a single play with two eyes and the camera angles available. To properly view football you would probably need about 5 eyes that focus independently with about 5 screens. Usually a play ignored the secondary and WR until the ball is thrown. If the ball is not thrown I never get to see Riley Cooper bitch slap a silly DB (which saddens me.. I love me some Riley Cooper). The field is too big to get a close enough view to discern what is happening in every individual battle.
Baseball on the other hand is much easier to view because of the intricacies of the game. Essentially, baseball is about the battle between pitcher and batter, this is easy to capture. Whereas in football each individual battle is important and the QB is battling all 11 defenders essentially.
Even if you want to be really educated in baseball and watch the defenders move and where they are located in relation to different batters and different pitchers, you can usualyl ascertain this informaiton.
For these reason baseball is better for TV viewing, IMHO. The thing is Baseball is just as great in person. Whereas while football sucks on TV, it sucks even worse live, cause you can’t see shit ever. You almost never know where the ball is, and you rarely know what the call on the field is or are you able to get a good view of the cheerleaders. So football is drastically better on tv than live.
Justin everything you said is correct. The violent nature of football and the extended time between plays allows repeated viewings of Tebow pretending like he doesn’t have a spinal cord (too soon, honestly my heart dropped when it happened and i could only hope he was ok and I really dont like the Gators that much). Plus Football looks great in HD, so does baseball, but Football is better IMHO.
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
I wish more attention was paid to the lineman, those guys play their asses off and often get very little respect or acknowledgment.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
nothing gets more more excited than a great block, especially a decleater on a free pickup… o wow… im gettign exciting thinking about it… this is why i love Riley Cooper… he is completely ambivalent to the idea tha WR are supposed to catch the ball. He is stuck in the 30s and thinks his job is to continually piss off various defenders by repeatedly knocking them on thier ass.
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
I don’t even know who the F*** Riley Cooper is!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
I love baseball and football, and watch both, but who is Riley Cooper?
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
Riley Cooper is a person everyone should know… he is by far the best blockign WR in all of college football. he has impeccable hands and is supposedly one of the fastest players on the fastest team in the nation (the Gators).
he knocks a DB’s head off on a block at least once a game that you see (im guessing there is more but they never show it)
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
as i mentioned Im not a Gator fan…
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
I agree with all of that. In my post, I was referring more to the casual fans (the vast majority) as opposed to the intellectual ones that know the finer parts of football – like linemen.
Football is sexy because it is about the QB and the WRs. You can capture most of that on camera. That is why I think it is a better TV sport for the general audiences.
When I watch football, I have gotten to the point to where I focus about 99% of my attention on the battles in the trenches – amazing stuff goes on there!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Like holding on every single play, which hardly ever gets called.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
holding is a misnomer… it should be referred to as excessive holding.
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
I'm with you on that!
If you can follow what goes on @ the line, it makes the game more enjoyable.
OOH, LOOK AT THAT BLOCK!
Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.
by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 29, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
i have seen the error of my ways and have repented!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I see that hand! Hallelujah!
Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.
by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 29, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I have to admit
the first thing I thought of this morning was “man, it is going to be !@#$ hard for ATL to make the playoffs”
I think if they pull it off, it’s gonna be a 1-game playoff scenario. The Braves have to win out to make the playoffs. I don’t see the Rockies going 3-3 against two teams that don’t care if they win or lose.
It is going to be rough!
BELIEVE!!
why not. The Braves can’t lose even if they wanted to. They were losing to the Nats pretty much throughout the whole game and won on Sunday. Yesterday we had only 3 hits and managed to score 4 runs and shut out the Marlins. This team is clicking and is playing it’s best baseball in the last 2 or 3 years. Our tougest task is tonight. The Marlins will send Josh Johnson to the mound. He’s been solid all year but I believe we beat him to the last time we faced him. If we win tonight and the Rockies lose, I live in NY and I will be booking a flight to ATL for the one game playoff Monday night baby.
Dear Debbie Downer,
Gondee, thanks for your work on this board. I really appreciate it. Your love for the Braves is notable.This is the first time in a bit where we can hinge on every at bat. Forget your fears. There were so many years that the Braves were the best team in baseball and did not win. This maybe the year we were not and did what other teams did before us. Go Braves period. Enjoy the ride. Finally, will the Brave fans in Atlanta get the heck off there butts and go to the game and root like heck……25K, 30K is ridicules…this team deserves a packed house win or lose.
by mikie baseball on Sep 29, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions
heck, yeahhhhh
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
“Ok, can I ask everyone to stop saying Oh, No in this court room? ‘Cause the f*cking kool-aid guy’s gonna keep showing up!”
"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."
BELIEVE!!!
You glass bitch!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah well....
Of course I believe. I’ve been believing from the first day of spring training, never stopped believing when everyone was sticking forks in them, will believe until they are mathematically eliminated. That’s what I do, and who I am. I’m not going to look for the negative, when the positive is so much better for my disposition.
I think, maybe, I’m going to be able to make it down to the ATL for tomorrow night’s game, if I get a bunch of work done today. I’ll probably regret it Thursday morning, when I have to go to work on a couple of hours sleep, but what the heck.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
You may regret it Thursday, but you probably won’t afterwards.
Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.
by VivaLosBravos on Sep 29, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I am with you!! :) BELIEVE!!!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Yay!
Who are you? ;-)
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Yay!
Who are you? ;-)
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Boo. This is an unnecessary reality check Gondee. I think we all realize it is an outside shot, it is simple arithmatic.
The team has earned our support and faith in their ability over the last month. If the fanbase wants to get excited, lets go for it. I believe the team will play to the best of their ability, and whatever happens happens.
by Sid Bream's Moustache on Sep 29, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions
Stop. Don't. Stop Don't Stop Don't Stop
I must agree with your healthy skepticism. Healthy because it’s like a vaccination against a broken heart. But in spite of my skepticism, when I took the poll I had to say I believe. As a Braves fan, how can I not believe? I have to forgive them for breaking my heart all those other times. That’s the joy and beauty of being a fan, you believe with your heart even when your head says it’s foolish.
I’m going to enjoy these last few games, however many there are.
agreed
can’t be afraid of getting your heart broke. It’s what lets you know that you’re still alive. I believe, however, ever since they started that “Believe” marketing ploy I can’t get that Monkeys song “I’m a Believer” out of my head. I guess you got to take the good w/the bad. P.S. Congats to the Angels. Seeing how they honored Adenhart after clinching puts a lump in your throat. Beyond baseball.
I updated the story...
…and added this paragraph:
“I would give them even more credit it they hadn’t put a little TM Trademark logo next to the “Believe” — that makes it kind of hollow. Did they have to do that? To me that reads, “let’s have a grassroots ‘Believe’ movement, but let’s also retain the rights to any merchandise that we can sell which happens to coincide with it.” Oh well, I suppose a Believe sign is just the foam tomahawk of this generation. "
I know, I know, I’m a terrible person. I have no idea why I’m being such a downer about this. Feel free not to “Believe” me.
maybe the tomahawk is trademarked. Can you get something trademarked this quickly?
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
Could I trademark the trademark symbol?
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I think I understand your point a bit better
I agree it does feel a little hollow the more corporate it gets, and I am not doing this for the marketing campaign.
But just because the accountants want to make to make some cheddar, doesn’t mean this wave of excitement isn’t authentic:
""I haven’t felt like this," said Peter Moylan, who set a franchise record with his 85th appearance with a scoreless eighth inning that preserved Jurrjens’ effort. “I haven’t had the nervousness and the adrenaline pumping from the first through the sixth inning. It’s crazy. This is the reason you play, I guess, and it’s awesome.” "
I’m pumped, and I feel like these boys are gonna play their asses off for us
by Sid Bream's Moustache on Sep 29, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
In the words of the great Steve Perry (and now, Arnel Pineda)
Don’t stop believing
Hold on to that feeling
Street light people-oh-oh-ooooooooooooooh!
Ok, so the last line doesn’t really fit, but I was too caught up in the mood by singing it in my head as I typed it out…
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions
It’s still sad that even with a 7 game streak, it still might not be enough to get people to come to the game. lol, what more can they do? Most people in the south just don’t get baseball. Seriously, they just respond, “It’s boring. Is there a football game on?”
Sure, there are fans; but not as many as you would hope to find.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions
I really don’t think this is a North/South issue.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Most people in the south think baseball is boring, man. It’s true. All my friends updates on facebook are “Go Panthers!!!!” “Go (insert college football team here)”. etc.
It has nothing to do with North/South, really. It’s just that people around here are completely nuts about football these days.
People are like, “why is nobody coming to the games?” etc
This is why.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
People all across the country are like that. Football is more exciting than baseball – TV makes this true. Baseball is not a TV sport, just like soccer and hockey aren’t. Football is a great TV sport, and as a result, it has become the most popular sport in the country.
People think baseball is boring because when they see it on tv, they see a guy standing on a little hill and throwing a ball….then standing on the hill for a while and throwing the ball again.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Football is a shitty TV sport. There are more commericals and time-outs than actual game. I’ll watch highlites, but I just don’t buy it.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
You are crazy. Football is the perfect TV sport. Why do you think there are so many commercials??? It is because people watch it more than anything else.
I really don’t get your dislike of football.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s the same thing over and over again. It gets way too repetative to me by the end of the 1st quarter. It’s like watching soccer (or futbol), which equally sucks in my opinion. It just puts me to sleep. I’m not going to lie. That’s just the truth for me.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
You are missing out on a ton then.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll take your word for it. Let me know what I miss. lol
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m with you Chief, football isn’t that great, especially the NFL.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
I’m just an eskimo with a love for the Braves!! Good to see you too!!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
wait, wait, wait
If you don’t like football, that’s fine (who am i to judge?).
But:
It gets way too repetative to me by the end of the 1st quarter.
I’m sorry, but baseball is the most repetitive sport. Watching a guy pitch for 3 hours is repetitive. Football is different on every play.
That’s what most people would say, sure.
Football is either passing, or running on every play, if I’m not mistaken. And the running plays usually are wastes of time.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
wow…have you ever even watched a football game?
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep. I’m sorry that it’s so hard to comprehend people not liking the game. That’s life.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
It's easy to comprehend someone not liking football..
but as he says, your reasoning lacks basis in reality.
Why is the sky blue?
How high is up?
Why does football put me to sleep?
I don’t know. Don’t really care either. Reality bites.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
not really comparable to what you said about football though. I am not trying to tell you that football doesn’t put you to sleep. I am telling you that football is not repetative, nor is it the same play over and over, nor is running the ball a waste of time.
If you don’t like football, fine. I am not saying you should..
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
So my reasoning is bogus; I apologize. Football is kind of like a real-life lullaby to me. Many, MANY, MANY people would say the same about baseball. To each his/her own.
That’s all I got, boss.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
"To each his/her own"
Amen. I personally love football and will watch a Hokie football game over a baseball game, but with the way the race is right now you better damn well bet that I’ll be devoting the lion’s share of the flicking to the baseball game.
by soup du jour on Sep 29, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Baseball has real drama. Not guys doing ridiculous dances in the end zone.
People can have retorts for me all day long, but I’m not going to like football just because everyone else likes it. It sucks.
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"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s fine if you don’t like it. But, at least make your criticism of it accurate.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
What’s innacurate?…….. Oh, I forgot the punt. Passing, running, and punting.
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
“running is a waste of time”
Inacurrate
“it is the same thing over and over again”
Inaccurate
“It gets way too repetative "
Inaccurate
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
By that same logic, baseball is either throwing or hitting over and over again…
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Easy, man. These are all my opinions. If they differ from your own opinions, then watch 2 football games in a row to make up for my incompetence.
People are aloud to, simply, hate one sport and like another(.) If not, then oh well.
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"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. I just think that if you set your prejudice aside and actually try to watch the game and learn about it, you will have a completely different outlook.
Football is none of those things that you said it was.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
lmao. So I’m “prejudice” because I don’t like football? Very interesting logic there.
Wow. I’m 24, man. I’ve seen my share of football. I don’t need to “watch the game and learn about it.”
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"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Based on your commentary, I would say that you know very little about it.
And yeah, you are prejudiced against football, just like I am prejudiced against the NBA.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, lucky for me, I could give two shits about football. As long as you like it, that’s all that really matters.
Thanks for your input.
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I could write a thesis on why baseball is better than football, but I will leave it at this…baseball is the only sport in which you cannot punk out at the end of the game. Basketball you can foul the other team; in hockey you can skate around and ice the puck; in football you can run the ball and even kneel on it at the end. In baseball you need 27 outs to win the game there is no way around it, you have to throw a strike, you have to bring it.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
by mvandonsel on Sep 29, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
In football, kneeling is a cop out, there is almost no way that the losing team can win, they don’t even have a chance the last 1 minute 45 seconds of the game. To me football would be 1000x better if the kneeling was outlawed and the team had to run actual plays, which would leave the door open for a turnover giving the team that is behind a chance…. Read
I guess my point is that the losing team doesn’t have the full 60 minutes to try and win the game, they have 57 minutes and some change, but in baseball they always have all 27 outs.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
woah,...
don’t want the other team to kneel, make a play and hold on to the ball. Yes, baseball has 27 outs, but no one in baseball has ever thrown up a white flag and put in a bunch of scrubs to close out a game.
If that’s your argument, the reverse can be said that football at least finishes games quickly when the outcome is determined, baseball on the other hand drags things out for another hour even if the outcome is decided (and the winning % of teams down ten runs with 3 innings left can’t be any better than teams down 20+ points in football or basketball in the closing minutes).
Can we just say both sports have their fans, and leave it at that?
You are correct, that is yet another gripe I have about the game. The winning team can effectively shorten the game by running the ball. In baseball you cannot do that, well I guess you can if you have a killer bullpen. Regard
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Weird...
Regardless, you have to get every one of those outs to win the game.
But now I am done, there are football fans and baseball fans, and some people like both!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
And regardless,...
you have to keep snapping a football until the clock has ticked down to 0:00 to win a football game. Not sure how one being measured by outs and the other uses a clock really matters. Blowouts are blowouts, and close games are close game. Each one plays by their own individually beautiful set of rules.
In my opinion, the fact that one is measured by outs and the other uses a clock really does matter...
It is the fact that baseball is not measured by time that you have to make the other guy swing, in football, measured by time you can milk the clock and snap and kneel on it for the last two minutes.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Jeez, again, posted before I can finish writing. It was supposed to say,
“in football, because it is measured by time you can milk the clock and snap and kneel on the bacll for the last two minutes.”
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
BALL, DAMN IT. Is anybody else having problems with the website?
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
“Ball, DAMN IT”
HAHAHAHA!!!
That is my new swear phrase!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
You are welcome…but seriously, right now as I am typing half
of the response dialogue box disappears and the words I type run
off the page so I can’t see what I am typing. Stupid computers!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
so instead the qb would just snap it and fall down? the kneel is to prevent injuries and cheap shots
Cockchafer
No. Just throw a pass or have the running back run the ball.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
cause I'm sure every team...
up 8+ runs in the top of the 9th is swinging like their down 1 in game 7 of the Series.
nobody is debating that baseball is better or worse than football.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah. no debate there. baseball is totally better.
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"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I agree, my bad, I guess I just stated it that way because you wanted a legitimate gripe against footbal and that is mine.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
lol…Porsche isn’t as good as Lamborgini, but I would take either or both!
:)
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll take a Lexus!!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
NO WAY! THAT’S AWESOME!!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/libvf100.shtml
a hundred reasons why baseball is better than football
P.S. check the date… this was written in 1987 after one of the greatest postseasons ever (although I would argue this is true with every season, just change some names)
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
lmao
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, the truth is right in front of you, but you can’t see it. If the Rockies, Nats, and Twins can fill up the house each night, why can’t the Braves?
a) alot of baseball fans in the south sold out to other teams after growing sour on the Braves
b) the rest never liked baseball to begin with, and will never give it a chance
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"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
14 years of domination has a lot to do with it, no doubt. But, it isn’t a “southern thing.” When was the last time that the Royals sold out a game? What about the Jays?
It is a cultural thing.
Either that, or Atlantians just suck.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
………..Football is the “cool thing” in the south. I’m sure it’s the cool thing in other parts of the country as well, but here, it’s the thing that everyone talks about 24/7. Nobody talks about the Braves. lol.
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"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
As I was walking around the bowling alley Sunday evening
getting ready for league, I was wearing my Maddux Braves shirt. I was elated that we had just swept the Nats. 2.5 back. pumped. A good friend of mine looks at me and says, “you know it’s football season now, right?”
I reply, “Its still baseball season, too.”
“Who cares?”
That’s what most people, unfortunately, think about baseball down here (south Mississippi).
I CARE!
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by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 29, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting……….
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I blame TBS
Well, not really, blame, but my theory is that the Braves, by virtue of the SuperStation beaming across the country for most of the 80s and 90s, created a lot of Braves fans all across the country, and especially all through the South.
Quick poll, how many of the regular posters on this board actually live in metro Atlanta? I know Roy does, but not many of the rest of us, I don’t think. We have NC, SC, VA, NY, CA and probably others all represented, but there’s really just no way we can pick up and get to games as easily as people who live in Denver or Minneapolis/St. Paul.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Hmm.
I guess I’m still a regular poster. Or do I go to too many games (can’t post while I’m at the game)?!! Anyway, I’m here in metro Atlanta, and I go to roughly 30-40.
(This part is not directed at Yakker, I’m just following through on the topic).
I’m more than ready for any of the attendance bitchers (the ones who lump all Atlantans together) to pay my way so I can quit my job and go to all of them. Yeah, that’d be sweet! As it is, I work ~45 hrs a week, volunteer ~20 hrs a month and drive 300mi round trip to care for my 90 year old grandparents at least 2 weekends a mo. (sometimes 3). I’m not telling this because I want everyone to go “aww, how kind”, I’m saying that all of us are in various stages of life; some of us have circumstances we never even saw coming that will keep us from doing what we’d really like to do. And sometimes there ARE more important things, like this Sat. when I’m going to help the Hudsons raise money for cystic fibrosis research, specifically Team Colin. It may make me late to the game, now that they’ve changed game time to 4:00. But guess what? Colin is 2 years old and currently not expected to live past his 16th birthday (life expectancy for cystic fibrosis patients). Which is more important – going to the game, or helping raise money for this child’s medical expenses and research to possibly lengthen his time on earth?
This attendance bitching has been beaten ad nauseam here, and I guess it wouldn’t be so bad if I had seen some props given to the people who are able to rearrange their lives and show up. For, if you can’t appreciate what you do have, no matter how much you get, it will never be enough.
steps down off the soapbox…
Lizziebeth
I love, admire and appreciate people like yourself…..You get it….Kudos to you and the Huddy’s in this world :)
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
the reason the Twins sell out is because of its location (specifically that they have a monopoly on a 5-6 state area. The same is true of Colorado… and too my knowledge the Nats don’t ever sell out
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
I'm not here to argue baseball > football,
even though I believe this to be true (I happen to like football okay). My argument is that football is a great TV sport. It may be great to some just because we can’t imagine a one-hour land acquisition game lasting any less than 3 hours. However, they INSERT TV timeouts into these games, which already have multiple timeouts (3 team timeouts, challenges, injury timeouts, etc)!
Baseball is the PERFECT media sport (TV & radio) because it has built-in 2-3 minute breaks between EACH half inning. It is, effortlessly, a perfect TV sport. Football had to work at it, and we just expect it now.
In my opinion.
Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.
by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 29, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
correction: my argument is that football is NOT, inherently, a great TV sport.
Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.
by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 29, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I will agree that football is a great TV sport, in the sense that it only happens once a week. It’s like an episode of Gilmore Girls, I only have to get excited about it once a week and then can spend the rest of the week worrying about other stuff. That’s why football is so popular, we all have low attention spans. Baseball happens every day and with our microwave attention spans, people just can’t handle it.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
THIS..
although the physical nature of the two games also contributes to one being able to be played every day, and the other about once a week (then again, if you count practice it gets up to 2-4 times per week where you are really hitting full speed).
Great argument! I will have to use that one, “the common man (i.e. football fans) does not have the intelligence or patience to follow a season of baseball.”
P.S. I wish Gilmore Girls was on everyday!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
I think it is actually, I just can’t handle that much Alexis Bledel without going into a happy coma.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
lol
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Has anybody ever noticed that the people appear to speak in fast motion on Gilmore Girls…….lol, I watch it every now and then.
But theriouthly, they never pause in-between sentences. It makes me dizzy.
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"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I like it! Witty banter!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
So y'all like the Gilmore Girls?...
must say, I’ve never seen more than 10 consecutive seconds of it. I guess that explains the football hate.
That tv show is undoubtedly better than 98% of the crap on tv now. One of the most well written shows of all time
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
They went to a Yale football game on the show one time.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
LOL…
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Well, that’s important. Lets face it, not many people have the time to devote 12-18 hours watching baseball a week. Even if they only watch 1 game a week, they can put off the current game and say ‘eh, there will be one tomorrow.’ Football games, with their much smaller amount, inherently are more important than an individual baseball game.
by soup du jour on Sep 29, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
What are the vegas odds right now of us making that 1 game playoff? Anyone? I have no idea how to find this out I just tried googling it and got lost in numbers for 30 minutes…
Not sure about Vegas...
but ELO gives us a 26% chance to win the Wild Card. If you consider the actual playoff game a toss-up, they’d estimate a 52% chance at forcing it.
Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.
by VivaLosBravos on Sep 29, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
holy shit, can you imagine the electricity in the Ted if were still this close (maybe even closer) for the final 2 or 3 games of the season. it all comes down to this last homestand. you couldn’t ask for a better finish as a sports fan, this is what its about! you’d be an idiot not to be there! OUR braves might pull off one of the biggest comebacks in sports HISTORY! damn, i cant wait
WERE COMIN’ ROX, don’t just believe that, KNOW THAT!
I say we just let out our inner homer if only for one week, we have suffered for so long, it feels good to believe and be a total homer, swear words and drinking included!
“we have suffered for so long”
wow. its interesting how a fanbase loses its grip on reality. We haven’t made the playoffs in 3 years (we’ve had one losing season in the past like 17 years or something. The Royals have suffered for a logn time. The Pirates, the Reds, The Orioles even. The Braves haven’t suffered at all. We had one bad season preceeded by two average seasons.Pirates fans would probably kill for a .500 season at this point
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
Yeah, but we had to watch Jeff Francoeur.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
+1 Nice
Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.
by VivaLosBravos on Sep 29, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, I believe, as does everyone else on this board, that the Braves can do it. I’m just a little disappointed that most of Atlanta couldn’t give two shits about it, and even more disappointed that the front office has to try to generate the excitement.
*see above for answers that some refuse to accept
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Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
yep, and if we happen to win the WS im willing to bet anything EVERYBODY will jump on the bandwagon and call themselves “so called” braves fans again
then, and only then.
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"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I am in danger of shitting my pants spontaneously at all times throughout the day. That is how nervous I am about this.
Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.
by VivaLosBravos on Sep 29, 2009 12:13 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
HASHAHAHAHAHA!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
one game playoff??
could someone give the scenario of this? I’m just not sure, but if we and the Rox are tied at the end of the season for the WC, then we play one game to determine? When and where would this be? I thought someone else posted that it would be at home but why?
1st tiebreaker is head to head, but they are even at 4 wins each. The 2nd tiebreaker is division record, which gives the Braves the advantage.
by sleezer1788 on Sep 29, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
The truth is out there...
Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.
by VivaLosBravos on Sep 29, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not going to let....
a trademark symbol bring me down!!!!
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Test…
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:28 PM EDT reply actions
1,2,3
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
weird…i noticed you had a double-post too…
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
And I had a post that just posted for no reason before I was done typing!!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
-1 again!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Yeah...
this place is acting a little strange today. Maybe it’s due to the huge display of negativity in the top of the front page headline.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Thank you...
I just want to say “Thank You” to all my fellow Braves fans and/or Atlantans who have been able to come, and will be coming to the games. You’re awesome, unless you’re the screaming idiot drunk who always seems to stand next to me near the bullpen (just stop, would ‘ya?). Then again, if you can’t come to the Ted, I understand and don’t mind so much because then I get to move closer to the field and get better pictures. ;)
Oh, and a HUGE, HUGE thanks to all the ushers, security, janitorial staff, concession personnel…basically everyone who works at the Ted. Yes, these people are paid, but not much and for many it’s a 2nd job. Imagine their lives, especially all the rain delay games where they only had a few hours of sleep before going to their other job. Yet they come back year after year and are some of the most accommodating, pleasant people I know.
Anyway, without you and your smiling faces, this enormously fun part of my life would not be possible. Thank you so much.
Love, Lizziebeth
by Lizziebeth on Sep 29, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
+ a million
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
1992 Pirates
This whole “believe” thing reminds me of the 1992 Pirates. Their fans had signs that all read “We Believe” during the end of that series. The Pirates didn’t win and they haven’t won anything since.
just maybe
Their consequent failures had more to do with chronic organizational incompetence than an optimistic campaign.
Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.
by VivaLosBravos on Sep 29, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Braves should only be a game back
The catch that wasn’t in colorado. Clearly shows that ball hitting the ground. Wish they had replay on catches if they did braves would only be a game back. Cards would of won that game and took 2 out of 3. Oh well i hope it doesn’t come back to bite the braves.
by Richshuturmouth on Sep 29, 2009 2:33 PM EDT reply actions
Just put that on our “should have been” list.
We’re still taking the WC.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
(taps table impatiently)
Is it game time yet? :-\
"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."
BELIEVE!!!
No rain forecasted in the ATL, and RR (retractable roof) in Wisconsin. I’ll be glued to that tv with bells on. 8 )P
And the 4 or 5 times throughout this season when ESPN did a cover story on the Bravos, these headlines are used repeatedly…..“Home of the Brave,” and “Brave New World,”…………….meh.
How ’bout, Return of the Braves
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
………ewww
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe, but I could see Fielder and Braun really teeing off there. The pitcher they are throwing out there has been good this month, too. If Marquis continues to struggle, I could see the Brewers really blowing them out, because we all know they can score with anyone.
lol. Nothing would please me more than to see the Brewers beat up on the Rockies.
Well, I mean, the Braves winning the Series would please me more, but you get me.
…..Hopefully Huddy doesn’t have a meltdown tonite.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t he allow 2 runs the last time he faced them? And I think that was his first game back. I have a feeling he will have a good game. He seems like the type who really steps up in big games. But maybe we should have KK start instead lol. He does like oppose aces.
Not sure, but we raped Johnson the last time we saw him.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
After only 3 hits against a really shaky pitcher last night...
I’m pretty skeptical about our chances against Josh Johnson.
Josh Johnson throws a no-hitter, yet loses 3-0…
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Believe signs
I taped three up in my dorm room, one to my door, one onto the shirt I’m wearing, and I’m just getting started.
Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.
Yeah……..I’m gonna need you to not do that, m’kay? In fact, I’m gonna need you to skip the game and go to the neareast medical treatment facility. They have wonderful drugs that will reduce the urge to…..cut yourself.
"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."
BELIEVE!!!
wow
just found out that the dodgers hold the season series record over the rox 12-3, thats pretty reassuring….
The same Dodgers that have been slapped around of late by the Pirates?
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m hoping the Dodgers are still fighting for home field advantage. But even if they aren’t, I’m sure they would still love to knock the Rockies out of the playoffs.
If it all crumbles at the hands of the Nats……lol, let’s not go there.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
If we don’t sweep the last series against the Nats, I will be so mad. Unless of course we already have the Wild Card sealed by the last game and are resting some guys haha. Wait, we should beat them anyway.
Marlins have gone 21 scoreless innings now. Let’s hope that the volcano remains dormant until Thursday.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
Chief! Do your anti-rain dance!!! Now, damn it! Now!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 29, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
and it explodes all over Philly’s face!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah...
money shot!
(how do you post a picture?)
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01393/boogienights_1393891c.jpg
the little picture of a tree in your text box…click it and past the link.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Sep 29, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Dear Lord baby Jesus, lyin’ there in your ghost manger, just lookin’ at your Baby Einstein developmental videos, learnin’ ‘bout shapes and colors. I would like to pray for a Braves Playoff run and World Series victory…I would gladly trade my first place and third place fantasy baseball trophies that I am about to win if you could please have the Rockies and Phillies fall flat on their faces’ while the Braves keep winning. Thank you very much.
-Matt
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
and Amen....
plus I’ll donate my soon-to-be-won fantasy baseball league championship as well.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Add one more to the mix
Will toss in my soon-to-be-won fantasy title as well, especially if the WS victory is over the Yanks.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
We are all...
obviously in possession of astute baseball minds.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Not so fast...
Maybe you are, I just play against weak comp. ;-)
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
EXACTLY!!!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
i wish i had dumber friends
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
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