Dear Santa,

by adc62 on Dec 5, 2011 9:37 AM EST

I have been a good Braves fan this year. (Just ask my wife. She didn't see me from April-Sept of last year.) Even while I watched one of the most painful disentegrations that a baseball team can endure in Sept, I kept my cursing to a minimum & my T.V. is still intact. I still wore my Braves hat to work & endured the mocking from my fellow workers with integrity. This year I would like to write to you my Christmas list. Please do your best to leave these presents under the tree.

1. Please let Dan Uggla get off to a good start. He's traditionally a slow start guy. Last year was a little too traditional. (Even though the "Phoneix rising" thing was a joy to watch.)

2. Let Jason Heyward hit another opening day HR to make it 3 years in a row. And then, let him keep hitting HR's every game for the rest of the season so that he can regain his immortal status in our hearts.

3. Please change Freddie Freeman's pic on the ESPN stat page. I don't need to go into details.

4. Could you please set it up to where Joe does more talking than Chip during the broadcasts.

5. Please take the bad taste of September out of our mouths. Don't let "The Collapse" affect attendance at the Ted in 2012.

6. Finally, let the Mets stay in the cellar, break the Nationals curse over us, increase the aging process of the Phillies, and may every high dollar deal the Marlins make explode in their face.

I'll leave some peanuts, cracker jack & a hot dog under the tree for you. Don't forget to say "Hi" to Rudolph for me. (Can he play S.S. by the way?)

That's my list. Do you guys have one?

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1. Please make sure the “Let’s Go Pirates!” girl mysteriously loses her voice during any ATL/PIT series this year.

2. Keep Hanson healthy, and don’t let him cut his hair.

3. It would be great if I never had to listen to Brian Jordan again.

4. Give Odarp back his mojo.

5. Either give O’Ventbrel immortal-caliber stamina, or touch Fredi’s heart so that he knows he doesn’t have to use them each and every time we have a lead.

6. Cheaper Jumbo Dogs at the Ted.

I don’t always find things on TC exciting and gripping, but when they are, I prefer: Duwanis
by Santaklose11 on Dec 2, 2011 6:08 PM EST

by duwanis on Dec 5, 2011 9:46 AM EST reply actions

1. Please leave Frediot $20,000,000 so he can retire a wealthy man this winter.

2. Please give Chipper a coupla new knees so Gramps can play another 5 years.

3. Let Mark DeRosa wake up to contract offer from Atlanta in his stocking so we can FINALLY cut Brooksy loose.

4. Please let my lovely wife find it in her heart to abandon her allegiance to the stinking Marlins and root for a winning team.

You'd think I was Travis Tritt struttin my FINE ASS on down to Florida

by Fatvirus on Dec 5, 2011 1:01 PM EST reply actions

#4

I guess the old adage, opposites attract, holds true. I bet she throws that “2 World Series” thing at you when you try to get her to convert over to the Braves. Maybe the new Marlins uni’s will be too much to her fashion sense & she’ll finally cross over from the dark side.

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

by adc62 on Dec 6, 2011 4:36 PM EST up reply actions

1. Please give us the technology to genetically clone Chipper Jones so we never have to deal with 3rd base prospects.
2. Please convince Liberty Media to sell the Braves off to an Owner who cares with lots of money. I think I would prefer a Russian mob boss because he wants to impress everyone with his championship caliber baseball team and will “eliminate” competition that gets in his way.
3. Please allow us the ability to trade JJ, keep Prado, and acquire a fantastic shortstop for next to nothing price wise.
4. I would personally like an unlimited pass on Delta so that I don’t have to pay for flights between Washington and Atlanta to see my guys play. Nats Park just stinks to be a Braves fan at.
5. Oh Yeah! World Peace and the phillies losing their way on a team building retreat and not being able to get back in time for opening day! Would they have to forfeit? I dunno, but it would be funny. I can see a summer comedy all about it, Road Trip III: Dude, where’s the Phanatic?

by dcbravesfn on Dec 5, 2011 1:13 PM EST reply actions

Road Trip III: Dude, where’s the Phanatic?

He’s under the bleachers with Billy the Marlin.

The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace

I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.

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by BW Smith on Dec 5, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions

They would make some jacked up kids.

If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02

by king of games on Dec 5, 2011 3:40 PM EST up reply actions

2. Please convince Liberty Media to sell the Braves off to an Owner who cares with lots of money. I think I would prefer a Russian mob boss because he wants to impress everyone with his championship caliber baseball team and will "eliminate" competition that gets in his way.

and that’s worked SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO well for Chelsea football club.

by JoelGuzman'sScout on Dec 6, 2011 11:51 AM EST up reply actions

That's just because no one in Europe cares about football.

I don’t always find things on TC exciting and gripping, but when they are, I prefer: Duwanis
by Santaklose11 on Dec 2, 2011 6:08 PM EST

by duwanis on Dec 6, 2011 12:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Winner

by dcbravesfn on Dec 6, 2011 12:21 PM EST up reply actions

I’ll give you a Rec for that.

If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02

by king of games on Dec 7, 2011 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

Don't you know

the mob has always been better at controlling baseball than other sports. See Boardwalk Empire if you don’t believe me.

by dcbravesfn on Dec 6, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

You should have probably gone with the Nets...

since Abramovich took over 8 years ago, they’ve won their league 3 times, and been runner up another 4 (so top 2 7 of the 8). They’ve won the FA Cup or League Cup 5 times.

It actually has worked out pretty well for them, aside from disappointing Champions League runs. And even then, they’ve done well winning their group most years, and making it to the semifinals several times.

http://sportsandgrits.com/

by Mr. Sanchez on Dec 6, 2011 1:20 PM EST up reply actions