Working on my Braves Room

by jayjaxon on Jan 13, 2012 8:48 AM EST

I have been working hard to get my Braves Room (AKA Mancave) ready for the 2012 season. I am going to use this thread to post pictures of projects I'm working on that will visually make it look better. The first thing I want to show is the Braves retired number plaques I have been working on. So far I have only finished Murphy. I have Glavine, Aaron, and Mathews almost ready to go.

Dale Murphy

Next I want to show off the Braves tomahawk A logo that I made entirely out of wood. It's almost 3 feet long!

Wood Tomahawk A

Next are a couple of pictures of the actual room. Below the TV is my Jason Heyward Shrine. There are also autographed balls there from Greg Maddux, Brian McCann, Dale Murphy, Chipper Jones, Steve Avery, and Hank Aaron. I have 7 Heyward Autographs in all.

The second picture is what is on the wall behind my couch.

TV area

Behind Couch

I'll add more pictures as I complete stuff.

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Nice Setup

Can the troll doll next to J-Hey work some magic to help him find his swing this year?

by Bedhead514 on Jan 13, 2012 9:18 AM EST reply actions

I hope so!

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by jayjaxon on Jan 13, 2012 9:42 AM EST up reply actions

that’s awesome. Super jealous.

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

by Fatvirus on Jan 13, 2012 10:08 AM EST reply actions

aka Mancave....

…some of us non-men would love that room too :-)

Nice work there, you got a great place to enjoy the Braves.
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~ "Life is hard, God is good and heaven is real."

by NCChopper on Jan 13, 2012 10:27 AM EST reply actions

not a fan of that term for some reason

just don’t like the sound of it. Like when Jim Rome used to say “Manram” for Manny Ramirez.

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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 13, 2012 11:06 AM EST up reply actions

Speaking of not being able to stand things...

how can you stand Jim Rome (rhetorical question, not specifically directed at you Sanchez)… Is he still pimping boxing and horse racing? That’s one show I could never get into!

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by jwrocks on Jan 13, 2012 11:44 AM EST up reply actions

Agreed, never liked him

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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 13, 2012 1:21 PM EST up reply actions

Why this is my favorite Jim Rome moment ever. ;-)

http://youtu.be/57W05-oopNA

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by NCChopper on Jan 13, 2012 2:21 PM EST up reply actions

Audio not synched on that one..
This one might be better: http://youtu.be/bVhwCzWrna0

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by NCChopper on Jan 13, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions

The name has officialy changed...

Brave Cave!!

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by jayjaxon on Jan 13, 2012 6:57 PM EST up reply actions

You could sell those plaques you made

they look so good! I wish I had a room only for my Braves collectibles!

My favorite feature of the room is behind the couch on that wall with the jerseys and hats hanging above each one. Great job!

by WeStillHaveBobby on Jan 13, 2012 1:23 PM EST reply actions

Let me know if you want one...or several

As for the jerseys, the red one and Blue one were actually work in a game. The red one belonged to Garret Anderson.

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by jayjaxon on Jan 13, 2012 6:59 PM EST up reply actions

I wish I had the time...

to make a room like that. Very nicely done, and please light a candle for me on the Altar of Heyward at the beginning of the season. I’ll say the hail mary’s/(hail chipper’s, he’s old enough to be biblical right?) from afar.

by dcbravesfn on Jan 13, 2012 1:58 PM EST reply actions

first suggestion

it should be called “Brave Cave” you refereed to it as your Braves room and Man cave….. Why not combine them?

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by JKowalek on Jan 13, 2012 5:27 PM EST reply actions

This will be in mine one day

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by JKowalek on Jan 13, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions

Wow.

Now that is really cool.

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by atlantaisbrave on Jan 17, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions

Brave Cave!!! Perfect!!

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by jayjaxon on Jan 13, 2012 6:56 PM EST up reply actions

Very nice. Love the jerseys lining the wall. I have a m** c*** at my apartment, acting as a repository for virtually all of my baseball paraphernalia from teams all over the country. Let me ask: What room to do you have for expansion — say, for more signed balls, or more bobbleheads? As your collection grows, do you already have shelves or spaces designated for those purposes? I ask because I’m out of room for my bobbleheads and MacFarlane figures, and I need to think of ways to increase display space.

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by TheLetter2 on Jan 15, 2012 12:29 PM EST reply actions

I have plenty of space

I haven’t shown the entire room yet but there is a lot of space to add more stuff. I just wanted to get everything together first before I show the whole thing.

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by jayjaxon on Jan 17, 2012 5:33 AM EST up reply actions

Nice Job

Only addition would be a Jobu doll from Major League. :)

by kalesi on Jan 16, 2012 7:12 AM EST reply actions

You’re gonna need more space for a new jersey now.

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by king of games on Jan 16, 2012 3:28 PM EST reply actions

I already have a way to move the existing jerseys over ;-)

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by jayjaxon on Jan 17, 2012 5:32 AM EST up reply actions

Mad respect!

That’s a sweet hangout man. Keep updates coming… I, too, have a Brave Cave (previously know as a Man Cave before today) and am always looking for ways to add to it or tweak it. Our tastes are similar and if you saw mine, would you agree.

You have the wooden pieces to honor your favorite players. I have a “Man Wall” where I have autographed 8×10′s of people I admire. Of significance are Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Chris Berman (I’m from Buffalo), Jason Heyward, and ahem Jeff Francosomething. Similar concept to one another.

I have a couple oak shelves with the trio of Braves Charity wines (the Chipper Chardonnay, McCann Merlot, and Glavine Chavignaugnnasasn) with bobbleheads and a couple signed balls.

My Heyward mural consists of a signed bat, his jersey, a signed ball, and his bobblehead.

Please keep the updates coming, buddy. It’s really interesting!

"This stadium is upside down!!!" -Jim Powell, 4/5/2010

by Cammando2317 on Jan 17, 2012 9:29 AM EST reply actions

Ticket Stubs

I’ve been trying to think of a creative way to use and display significant ticket stubs from games that are historical (ie Heyward’s first HR, 10,000th win, Bobby’s last game, etc). Any ideas on how to do that in a classy manner?

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by Cammando2317 on Jan 17, 2012 9:31 AM EST reply actions

I would have them framed with little brass placards describing the significance.

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

by king of games on Jan 17, 2012 10:27 AM EST up reply actions

A coffee/end table with...

a glass top on a felt backing. Place the tickets on the green felt backing and the glass over top. I’ve seen it done before, although I’ve got no clue if it was a specially made piece of furniture or what.

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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 17, 2012 10:32 AM EST up reply actions