MLB Draft Open Thread: Day 1
by gondeee on Jun 7, 2010 7:15 PM EDT
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PrintThe MLB First Year Player Draft is finally here, and in Prime Time! The draft starts at 7pm, with a pre-draft show at 6pm on the MLB Network. The Braves have one pick tonight, the overall number-35 selection, which is in the supplemental first round. If you have not yet heard, Atlanta had to surrender their first-round pick to Boston because they signed Billy Wagner. The Braves got the 35th pick as compensation for the Orioles signing of Mike Gonzalez (their first round pick was protected, but the Braves do get their second-round pick).
For those of you who want some massive in-depth information on the kids who get drafted, go to MLB Bonus Baby (SB Nation's MLB Draft Blog -- yes, SB Nation covers everything) and pick up your copy of their 2010 MLB Draft Notebook. It's 755 profiles (nice number!), and draft profiles for all 30 teams, for only $9.99. It's also a good way to support independent scouts like Andy Seiler who put the book together. It's via PDF, so if you buy it today, you'll have it today.
If you'd like, in the comments go ahead and toss out your guess for who you think the Braves will pick at number-35. Even though a lot of people have him going at the end of the first round and not lasting into the supplemental round, I'm going go out on a limb and say that Cam Bedrosian will fall to the Braves at 35. Even though the Braves say they're going to focus on bats, they won't be able to pass up little-Bedrock if he's still on the board.
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Austin Wilson falls to 35. Heyward’s ascension to stardom pushes him over the edge and he signs for $1.2 million.
You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.
Beyond the Box Score / Capitol Avenue Club / shwitter: @CapitolAvenue
if we do get Wilson
we’ll have an impressive bunch of smartypants, or players who have connections with smartypants schools in our organization:
Wilson (Stanford, parents: MIT, Stanford, Harvard MBAs)
Minor (Vanderbilt)
Hale (Princeton)
Heyward (UCLA, parents: Dartmouth)
before you curse out rafael soriano (like i did) for costing us picks
here’s Keith Law’s take on this year’s draft:
I think this is the worst crop of draftable talent since I got into the business full-time in 2002.
plus, Salcedo fills in nicely as a 1st rounder in my eyes.
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 7, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
A good international scouting and signing apparatus is always a nice thing to have to suppliment your draft.
Speaking of those words…our pick is listed above as being available in the “supplimental first round.” Does that make him a “sandwich pick”?
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
It's silly
But I just love that term. Seems like a great way to start your professional career.
Probably wouldn’t be so much fun for a guy like Prince Fielder.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
can we have a special draft version of NAHWAL?
worth 10 points or something like that?
i would definitely play it.
That’d be fun.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Jun 7, 2010 5:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How about...
Jason’s lil bro, jacob heyward?
Nah, just kidding. The other JHey is 15. But people are already scouting him.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Jun 7, 2010 5:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
My take...
Why would the braves focus on hitting.
I think the object of every draft, in MLB is to just take the best players available. If we end up having a mega-surplus of pitching…. we can just trade for position players. The goal should be to accumulate value.
Too bad i don’t get mlb network…
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Jun 7, 2010 5:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
thanks, i’ll watch some of it if i can. Of course mlb probably charges to watch it. darn mlb
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Jun 7, 2010 5:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i think i watched last year for no charge. and the quality was probably 100x better than mlb.tv
...fuck lucky charms
by VivaLosBravos on Jun 7, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I have nothing of value to add to this thread, or any open thread for that matter. But I will watch anyway.
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
My shot in the dark choice is kaleb cowart. Signability concerns will cause him to slip. I could see a few more teams this year saying screw you to bud selig’s slotting after last year’s fiasco. The commissioner’s office held out guys like minor because of a 10% decrease in slot values from 08 even though minor ended up signing for 08 slot money. If teams try to stick to slot and get screwed out of months of development time anyway, then why follow the stupid un-enforced system.
In reality, I’d have to guess Garin Cecchini, Aaron Shipman, or someone no one has ever heard of.
I really do think we should take a go at him if he's there at #35.
Either him or Austin Wilson. They would definitely be the BPA at that point.
What are the chances Drew Pomeranz is around at #35?
I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away
I would assume that he is...
but they’re just saying they’d take Tallion or Machado just to be different and to get people like me up in an indignant tizzy.
fixed
Bud Selig says:
“blahblahblah CINCINATTUH blah blah blah”
...fuck lucky charms
by VivaLosBravos on Jun 7, 2010 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
It's Pat!
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
intentional
and stupid. Positional scarcity is half of the appeal
Damn.
I thought he would fall to us!
The Nationals are building themselves quite a compelling team with Strasburg, Harper (if he pans out), Zimmerman, and Storen, with some nice pieces like Desmond, Detwiler, etc. I’d like to see them become competitive, espeically for baseball in DC.
they're working on a package right now
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by RichmondBraves on Jun 7, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
How is their pitching so awful? So many injuries/busts.
I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away
Weren’t they the team who had selected a pitcher in the 1st round of 3 or 4 straight drafts and each one had to have shoulder or elbow surgery within 3 years? I’m pretty sure i remember that.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Bryce Harper looks like a tool with all that eyeblack on. I already don’t like that little douchebag.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
i can’t figure out whether he’s predicting that he will break all the records, or just hoping to
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh he is. One of my best friends from high school went to a baseball camp with Harper a year or two ago. He struck Harper out twice in the inter-squad games, and Harper still talked shit to him afterwards.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
if harper pans out
your friend might receive a lot of media attention, like the one dude who was the only pitcher to ever strike out joe mauer in high school
I struck Pujols out three times on nine total pitches.
I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away
haha
MLB The Show is a great game, huh?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, it wasn’t an official game or anything. Too bad though.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
like this guy?
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
He signed with boras.... isn't that basically announcing to the world...
ya know I just really want money.
I also think Harper should team up with Francouer with the mets. How much unintentional comedy would that combo produce?
by Braves Biceps on Jun 7, 2010 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t like the way they do this draft on TV. The set looks really cheap.
I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away
Yeah. I can even see the strings controlling Gammons’ movements.
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
“we haven’t seen a college arm come off the board yet”….didn’t see that coming
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Not gonna lie, I definitely prefer the NBA draft…two rounds and I know 95% of the players taken.
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Yeah, I have to keep a mock draft in front of me to remember the players.
And even then its hard to form an opinion of a guy…especially since all you really see are brief scouting reports. So I just shrug and just watch for the guys that I like to see if they stay on the board.
Didnt the Mets get Ike Davis with the pick they got from us when we signed that guy who used to be Tom Glavine?
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 7:40 PM EDT reply actions
don't worry
ike davis isn’t a great prospect anyway
Largely because he's been in the majors long enough to use up his prospect status already.
He’s only got a .353 wOBA as a rookie…
Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...
by Stephen Schmidt on Jun 7, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
i wonder what nats fans are saying about harper right now…has anyone strolled over there yet?
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 7:40 PM EDT reply actions
actually the sb nation site has very little as of yet
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
15 whole comments in their thread
and one of them was mine. Good shit, Nats fans.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, i was surprised
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
To be fair
Most Nats fans are fans of other teams for the most part. I mean, the Expos didn’t exactly bring a huge following to Washington, but most people in that area are Braves fans or Orioles fans (or Sox fans of course), so the Nationals until they start winning are second fiddle.
Btw, I’m totally seeing Strasburg tomorrow.
Headlining the Campaign for the return of Ryan Langerhans! MVP 2011!
by RichmondBraves on Jun 7, 2010 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Arizona Softball in the World Series...again. 8EST start time
BEAR DOWN, ARIZONAAAAAA
BEAR DOWN, RED AND BLUUUUUUE
GO, GO, WILD CATS GO
ARIZONAAAA BEARDOWNNNNN!
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
do they make a calender? If not, they should.
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
haha
I actually think they used to do a calendar for women’s sports, but that was wayyy back in the day.
“People are just so damn sensitive these days.”
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, I don't follow the prospects at all
I know the name “Bryce Harper” and nothing else.
So who are the Braves going to draft and why?
that doesn't sound hispanic to me
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Bryce Harper: Wood feels good in my hands.
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 7:46 PM EDT reply actions
I had so many jokes going through my head just couldnt pull the trigger
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
i know, same here
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
DDJ
making me feel old…and I’m only 23
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Cyborg for President
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"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
Hahahahah! Good shit Cyborg.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh hell yes!
MVP replacing McLouth in the lineup!
Prado
Infante
Heyward
Mac
Glaus
Hinske
Esco
Melky
Lowe
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
you gonna make it out to any of the games?
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
Wednesday night and Thursday’s day game. Got some sweet 15th row seats behind the dugout too.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
niiice. Make a sign!
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
I was thinking about “I want Heyward’s babies” but that might be a little too much
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m gonna make a VOTE PRADO sign. I wanna get there early and get Marteeen to sign it for me
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
great fucking idea, although make it in the shape of the Vote Prado shirts and wear it in addition to holding it up
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
I’m not that creative…but I’ll see what I can do!
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
“HR scores Glaus”
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
no- isn’t it HR scores Heap?
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
Glaus has been on base way more…we haven’t been able to use Heap as much
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Hahah. I might really get Troy to flip me off
if I made that one.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i’m cool with that
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s gonna test the finger today and tomorrow in BP and then try to play tomorrow if all goes well
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
4 days after the 1st game of the WS
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
we’re gonna trade him to the yankees?
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
No more premium membership for you!
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 8:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Definitely a true baseball name
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 7:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL!
Idiot in Michael Choice’s family with a Yankee hat on… after he gets picked by Oakland!
"I don't think there's any greater free-swinger in the game than Jeff Francoeur" - Tim McCarver, 4/17/2010
man, chase utley wasn’t drafted out of high school
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Harold Reynolds
awkward moment
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
i don't know why they do these interviews right after the kid is drafted
give him some time with his family and friends, for pete’s sake
To be fair to the kid, I had no idea WTF reynolds was trying to say either
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Chip would be proud
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
I think they had a bit if a delay on that Interview too, but yes, ackward
A lotta room in right-center, if he hits one there we can dance in the streets. The 2-1. Swung, line drive left field! One run is in! Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He is...safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!...Braves win! They may have to hospitalize Sid Bream; he's down at the bottom of a huge pile at the plate. They help him to his feet. Frank Cabrera got the game winner! The Atlanta Braves are National League champions again! This crowd is going berserk, listen!
I hope Delino Desheilds Jr is better than other baseball Jrs in the last few years.
MUST RECONFIGURE STRIKEZONE PARAMETERS TO ACCOUNT FOR FALLIBLE HUMAN UMPIRE - CyborgHanson48
At least he doesn’t have as much to live up to….poor tony gwynn Jr.
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
And Tony Perez Jr.
MUST RECONFIGURE STRIKEZONE PARAMETERS TO ACCOUNT FOR FALLIBLE HUMAN UMPIRE - CyborgHanson48
There’s an article, how do sons of major leaguers shape up in the big leagues? For every Ken Griffey Jr I’m sure there are 10 Gary Matthews Jrs.
MUST RECONFIGURE STRIKEZONE PARAMETERS TO ACCOUNT FOR FALLIBLE HUMAN UMPIRE - CyborgHanson48
no matter what
harper will never be as good as heyward… on the field and off. id trade harper and jesse chavez for heyward any day.
blah blah blah
i wanna hit .430.. go rub ur eyepaint off bitch
My coworkers were joking about that this morning, haha…what a douche…
by bwellnjonesco on Jun 7, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
i was thinkin that
but i dont think quite enough to seal the deal.. maybe if he grows the stache out more
To the point about drafting 'power hitters'...
(notwithstanding the current GTech guy)… I gotta wonder if teams are looking to the draft to replenish hitting on their non-steroid-supported teams.
"I don't think there's any greater free-swinger in the game than Jeff Francoeur" - Tim McCarver, 4/17/2010
cant wait for the day
when teheran blows smoke past harper and his eye black begins to run from the tears.
haha
+1
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
you probably all saw this already
but third in the fanhouse power rankings? we’re pretty powerful… i think we should have gotten the nod over dodgers cause we split them at home. if they were in the ted forget about it
i don't know.....
dodgers at #2? that’s a joke. and i’m not sure we’re better than the yankees or red sox
Aren't the Red Sox
4th in their division?
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by RichmondBraves on Jun 7, 2010 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously. I want someone to help me live-blog Spotlight: Brian McCann.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I love that show
I’m a total sap. I bawl like a little girl every time he gets called up.
And no matter how many times I see it, that photo of Fat Little Brian standing next to Smoltz always puts me on the floor.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
They show his spotlight more often than not. We should know everything about Mac by now. I wonder what they do with Frenchy’s?
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Send it to SNY
They can’t get enough of the twit.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
Significant markdown on the Special Director’s Cut Blu-Ray edition at the Braves Clubhouse Store.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
wow that was kinda specific on where the tapes are. Is there a reason for this, hmm?
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Naw. The idea of a hypothetical director’s cut of Frenchy’s Spotlight strikes me as funny. I’m imagining a commentary track of mostly vapid comments from Jeff, a behind-the-scenes featurette and an Easter egg that, when unlocked, offers any fan who actually purchased the DVD a full refund.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I, for one...
Am glad there is no Spotlight: Mark Teixeira in existence.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
barry larkin
hall of famer?
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Yes.
He deserves it, and easily, in my mind. But we’ll have to wait and see with these voters. Who knows what they’ll do.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
Best NL shortstop in his era
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
They will the do the whole "He's not a first-ballot worthy" stupidity....
by DogDaysofSummer on Jun 7, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously.
Anyone who used that logic should be expelled from the voting. Either a guy is in or he isn’t. You can change your mind, but don’t do it just because a year has passed.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell yes.
Should’ve gone in this year.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
Next year I have Larkin, Alomar, and Bagwell going in
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
blyleven and raines
as well
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Bert definitely.
For some reason, those morons don’t properly respect Rock. I have hope, because he belongs.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
Works for me.
I hate Alomar’s guts but he’s got the resumé.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
FYI Bowman has McLouth starting over Melky.
A lotta room in right-center, if he hits one there we can dance in the streets. The 2-1. Swung, line drive left field! One run is in! Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He is...safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!...Braves win!
It was on his most recent blog post. But that was posted at 5:11pm
A lotta room in right-center, if he hits one there we can dance in the streets. The 2-1. Swung, line drive left field! One run is in! Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He is...safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!...Braves win!
Good deal. Thanks. Whats with all the Braves and injured and hurting extremities
A lotta room in right-center, if he hits one there we can dance in the streets. The 2-1. Swung, line drive left field! One run is in! Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He is...safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!...Braves win!
My conclusion is that they all in debt to mafia...
and they are only hurting the extremities because you can’t money if you kill someone with a torso shot.
by DogDaysofSummer on Jun 7, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
If Saito or Kawakami
Turn up with a missing pinky, we’ll know that’s true. The Yakuza play rough.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
Hola all.
Sorry about my rage-drunk posts a few nights ago. Apparently I sipped down a entire bottle of anger juice. I apologize.
Also, reds got the steal of the draft so far in my opinion. I saw Grandal play a few times this spring and that guy is legit.
PeMo
which one was this?
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
The whole night pretty much.
Especially the post game.
I still think peter moylan got unlucky though. If prado was playing in normal position rather than covering 2nd, thats at least one out. Not to mention the sweet play on Heyward’s LOLTHROW which was only outmatched by dewitt’s absurdly awesome slide.
by DogDaysofSummer on Jun 7, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
awesome movie
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Wendy Peffercorn. Total LILF
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Teams are picking in the Braves' orchard
"I don't think there's any greater free-swinger in the game than Jeff Francoeur" - Tim McCarver, 4/17/2010
too bad for them we got Heyward
"Batting second and playing shortstop-he's Cuban. Yeah, his name's Pablo...no, eh, Yunel Escobar, sorry"
we went to cabo together
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then where’d I get this?
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how did that team score 17 against us?
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Because they are the only team that hits well in Petco.
Also, JoJo Reyes.
by DogDaysofSummer on Jun 7, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
yikes….stanton and strasburg up on the same day
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We should
bring up JO JO to fight back!
A lotta room in right-center, if he hits one there we can dance in the streets. The 2-1. Swung, line drive left field! One run is in! Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He is...safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!...Braves win!
CyborgHanson48
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE THAT MLBDRAFT IS STATUS:“WHACK” – IN YEAR 2005 # OF HUMAN BASEBALLERS SELECTED BEFORE HIGH VELOCITY CYBORG = 676
classic.
Rays take….someone who can run
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lol I said it before they drafted….actually not what I thought
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Somebody on SD needs to get a hit (preferably a HR).
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Preferably AGonz…. since he’s on my fantasy squad.
"I don't think there's any greater free-swinger in the game than Jeff Francoeur" - Tim McCarver, 4/17/2010
HE DID IT!
"I don't think there's any greater free-swinger in the game than Jeff Francoeur" - Tim McCarver, 4/17/2010
well there you go. A Gonz jacked one.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I sure wouldn't have called it for Hairston, though! 2-0 SD
"I don't think there's any greater free-swinger in the game than Jeff Francoeur" - Tim McCarver, 4/17/2010
Zach Cox
still on the board, he’s the college hitter from Arkansas that is probably slipping because of signability.
He’d look real good in a Braves uniform, but it’s ok since Billy’s gonna win us a world series
they took trout last year…kid can rake
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He’s a local product (to me) he’s hitting like .360 right now can hit for power and steals bases
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kaleb cowart taken by the angels
there goes my projection
MLB draft is weird.
You will probably not get to see any of these guys until 2012 at the earliest (with an exception to those special guys). I remember the Braves getting Heyward during the 2007 draft when it was televise on ESPN and was like “OK so we won’t see him until 2010 cool?”
BACK TO BACK
Hairston!
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Werth should change his name to Hairston.
by DogDaysofSummer on Jun 7, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
zing!
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
I’m ignorant when it comes to MLB draft so forgive when I ask who is he?
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
LSU RHP
here’s a quick skinny: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/05/2010-draft-prospect-anthony-ranaudo.html
thanks but it sounds like he might be unsignable.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
who?
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PeMo?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He's been crappy since you started using that nickname.
I thought you guys were big on stupid superstitions.
by DogDaysofSummer on Jun 7, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
PeMo.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't PeMo
a drug designed to compete with FloMax?
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
BOOOOOOOOOO
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
They're not saying "Boo"
They’re saying “Boo-urns”
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I was saying Boo-urns.
Love the Moleman.
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
281 330 8004
I still remember his damn number
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In the realm of "now this is really stupid"...
ESPN3 is showing the Pads/Phils game on the internet, but the Georgia Tech/Alabama game is blacked out. Is that really the hottest ticket in 200 miles???
"I don't think there's any greater free-swinger in the game than Jeff Francoeur" - Tim McCarver, 4/17/2010
I love how Reynolds keeps saying this is a scout's draft.
Since all the other drafts in history weren’t based on scout’s opinions or anything…
Arizona State...
little bitch.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Braves scouts dressed incognito and hid in woody thickets to secretly scout Jason Heyward without the other teams taking notice of him.
Thats cool and everything, but we need to take it one step further. Unmanned drone airplanes. Its gonna happen, you watch.
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
Just like that crazy Simpsons episode, MLB had satellites monitoring everybody’s moves and head sizes.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha.
“Do you want to know the terrible truth? Or would you rather see me smack some dingers?”
“YEAH! DINGERS! DINGERS!”
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
The Braves are getting mad love on the AZ broadcast
good stuff.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
Lots of love for how good Huddy has been this season. How Marteeen is probably the most underrated player in the NL. How amazing Heyward has been. How great Bobby Cox is. etc.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
nope…probably coming later though.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t even want mclouth to be good…I just want average at this point
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Nate is making Andruw Jones 2006-2009 look better by the minute.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Except for the whole
salary thing.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Andruw for CoCo Crisp and Jon Lester….
Shit.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Hindsight is a bitch.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
If only, if only, if only.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
this
well at least we got Chipper Jones over Van Papel (sp?). That was a win right?
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha, yeah
Van Poppel, btw.
I’m sure we’ve made/offered tons of trades that the other team regrets. For instance, the Tim Hudson deal. The Jurrjens deal. And so on.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I was just saying since Andruw came up
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, Todd Van Poppel
“The Next Nolan Ryan”
It’s really been 20 years. Good grief.
Keep that schmoe in mind while people prattle on and on about some of these guys.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
Can't blame them at all.
I wouldn’t want to talk about the D-backs either.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, we suck
But at least we’re not wearing purple anymore…
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
wait a minute….are you a Zona Snake fan?
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
No, no, no.
I should have put quotation marks around that. I was imagining the response of their broadcasters. It only works as a direct reply to pacgnosis’ post.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
Do we have Well Played Mauer counter?
If not, we need to.
PeMo
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
this leblanc guy for SD is pretty good
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What pick are we on now?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
11 mas!
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
So we probably aren't picking before 1st pitch, right?
Which means… dueling open threads.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
aaron burr and alexander hamilton?
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I will always remember those two because of that “Got Milk?” commercial years ago
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I’m guessing all the chatter will just go on in the GT…whenever Ben gets it up
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
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twss
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Can you imagine 10-4’s computer trying to handle that?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
"No play for Mr. Grey"
did ya’ll hear about keith hernandez falling asleep during the mets game the other day?
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 9:13 PM EDT reply actions
its pretty awesome
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/10/keith-hernandez-falls-asl_n_570392.html
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
He got caught in the dugout years ago
Happily puffing away on a Kent. The next time Letterman did that Late Night Bookmobile segment with the gruff but loveable Gus, one of the books was Smoke Like a Big Leaguer by Keith Hernandez
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
Tired from staying up all night
trying to get someone to help him move.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
What are the odds..
..everyone hates this years pick? I seem to remember Minor not getting any love last year.
"Braves fans in the hizzy" -Boog
"Is that like the crib?" - Joe
I won't know anything about him to hate him
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Any time you see quality Cox,
you’ve got to jump on it.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 7, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I think yankees take him
Frenchy actually played the same tactic, he called the other 29 franchises to tell them to not draft him because the Yankees were gonna pay him over slot but Braves didn’t care and drafted him anyway believing he’d give the hometown discount. He eventually caved
You fuckers better vote for me on MLB’s “people of the year” award
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
they’re all college guys?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I still can’t believe Floyd Maywether came out to that song
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Dosh, grab it while its hot.
I hate myself.
by DogDaysofSummer on Jun 7, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Field of Dreams is on Versus
best baseball movie ever made.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
Fever Pitch
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lol
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Field of Dreams is my number 1, followed by sandlot, The natural, Bull Durham, RoTY, For Love of the Game….and somewhere down there Summer Catch…guilty pleasure
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for some reason it completely slipped my mind
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Shit...Major League is 3
how could I forget
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You can’t say god damn on the radio!
It’s alright no one’s listening anyways
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I never really liked Bull Durham…probably just me though
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Wrong
Sandlot is on Encore
I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away
Sandlot is a close #2…followed by Major League
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
You have no.....mahbles!!!
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
the natural is my favorite, as far as serious movies go
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
blasphemy!
just kidding, but that movie seriously makes you love the game more. field of dreams is definitely in that category, too.
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
this might be baseball/movie blasphemy but I have never seen Field of Dreams.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
We aren’t internet friends anymore.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
the only movie I will admit to crying to
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Where the Red Fern Grows?
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Billy Madison?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
OOOHHHH, I see what this is. You and the penguin got something going on. So soooorrry to interrupt!
Very touching.
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
lol….that movie is so freakin awesome. Which was better Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison? I say Happy.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Naw, I gotta give the nod to Billy, mostly cause of the categories of the questions during their contest: Flaming dog poo and the human reaction, my wife the tramp, your spouse is a whore. And cause of his response to Billy’s rant.
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha fair enough but I must say nothing tops a fighting Bob Barker.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya, pretty much all movies where dogs die.
Except All Dogs Go to Heaven. Was anyone else actually scared of Carr from that movie?
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
one of my favorites as a kid
"Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic."
-Kurt Vonnegut, "The Sirens of Titan"
by Bravely going forward on Jun 7, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Who has the quote from Terrance Mann about baseball as their sig? One of the best quotes in any movie, ever.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
nope
something about the catch at the end…I can’t help it….I never cry ever
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even when everybody that was close to him (i.e. Jenny) dies. It was as if this guy could not win but somehow does in the grand scheme of things.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
lol….that should end most conversations.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 7, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha just kidding
just wanted to see everyone’s reaction
by bravesforever16 on Jun 7, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
You know what movie had a really sad ending?
Click.
I never would’ve guessed it, but then ending kinda choked me up.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 7, 2010 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
when will smith had to kill his dog in I Am Legend…I was close
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MLB 10 The Show
Is anyone sick of seeing that commercial over and over again like I am
Yes, but I still have to quote it word for word when it comes on
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jun 7, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Philly being shut out
at home again, isn’t it wonderful?
that’s worth more than a 1st round draft pick
LOL BUD SELIG YOU SO FUNNY
shut the hell up you corpse
He cuts quite a dashing figure up there
What with the Ringo in ‘65 hair and the Slept On The Office Couch suit…he’s smoooooooth.
"Yeah, and if your Aunt Minnie had a moustache she'd be your Uncle Fred.." - Ernie Johnson
Game Thread is up
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
lol we are lazy
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
Wow Angels take Clarke too
Everyone from GA is getting taken
angels
they’ve taken all georgia kids with their 3 picks
Was thinking the same thing.
6 of the first 31 are from GA. Wonder if that’s a record
Reggie Golden
Right now, Reggie Golden is at the top of my wish list. I also like what I have read about Zach Alvord. My fear is that Atlanta is going to go with a college hitter like Jarrod Parker or Austin Wates.
Forgot about him.
He’s a heck of a hitter. Heard him on the radio the other day. He ended up at Middle Tennessee State because he says Mississippi State told him that they were full in the outfield and needed a middle infielder. That’s a good reason why MSU is down right now.
Also got turned away from UT because they said they were full
and he was right in their backyard. Although I think it was between him and Kentrail Davis that year, and Davis turned out to be a stud as well.
Scouting Report on him suggests centerfield.
Report on him says he is a heck of an athlete that tends to pull off his pitches.
When you discuss who the best all-around athletes are nationwide in the 2010 MLB Draft, Matt Lipka is a player who should be right there. As an All-State receiver at McKinney (TX) HS, he put up numbers that made him a prospect for SEC and Big-12 schools. As a baseball player, he’s put up some right-handed running times that make him a 70 or 80 runner. Offensively, I lnever saw him as limited. I liked the guy in the summer. He traded power for a consistent approach this season. Over time, Lipka seems to have a very clear idea of what kind of player he envisions himself becoming.
is this you or a copy paste job?
...fuck lucky charms
by VivaLosBravos on Jun 7, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
matt lipka
76. Matt Lipka, ss
McKinney (Texas) HS
McKinney quarterback/righthander Zach Lee may continue to play two sports at Louisiana State, but his top wide receiver will focus on baseball, either in pro ball or at Alabama. A two-time 4-A all-state wide receiver in Texas, Lipka caught 22 touchdown passes from Lee last fall. He’s one of the fastest prospects in the draft, capable of running the 60-yard dash in 6.4 seconds. He’s a quick-twitch athlete with strength in his 6-foot-1, 190-pound frame. A righthanded hitter, he has strong hands and bat speed, though he gets jammed more than he should. He employs a line-drive stroke but has a chance for at least average power. Lipka has the athleticism and arm strength to play shortstop, but his hands and actions are questionable. He’ll get the opportunity to play shortstop as a pro, and he also profiles well as a center fielder. While Lee is considered one of the draft’s most unsignable players, Lipka should sign if he goes in the first three rounds as expected.
defensively, athleticism and arm strength are a lot more important than hands for a prospect.
...fuck lucky charms
by VivaLosBravos on Jun 7, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks very raw.
Hopefully we can develop him well, and that he signs for cheap money.
by soup du jour on Jun 7, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not big on drafting college players, but
Boston is getting some of the better ones. They have taken Kolbren Vitek, Bryce Brentz, and now Anthony Ranaudo. Of course, Ranaudo may have been used up in college.
Wow!
I can’t believe Bolden went this high. I didn’t even think he was the better prospect in Mississippi. I thought Jacoby Jones was. There must be more to Jacoby’s shoulder injury than meets the eye.
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