Im not surprised theyre in the top 10, but I honestly thought some of the larger market teams would be ahead simply based on market size. I kinda figured the dogers and cardinals would be ahead with maybe the tigers.

7/15/2011 1:48:02 PM

The only people who care about the Dodgers are 90 year-olds in Brooklyn

And Detroit? Really?

7/15/2011 1:48:53 PM

Cubs are popular. Cubs are definitely not relevant.

7/15/2011 2:48:43 PM

^^One of the 8 original teams, large market, played in WS in 06, and Michigan has good sports history.

7/15/2011 2:54:57 PM

Ernie you're wrong. Also 90 yearolds in dodger town in Vero beach Fla

7/15/2011 3:15:23 PM

Braves are one of the original two teams (not sure that really matters), play in a larger market and have had a sustained run of success much more recently than the Tigers (since '88 they've only finished > .500 in consecutive years once).

7/15/2011 3:19:55 PM

The only bad part is that so few of their fans actually live in Atlanta

7/15/2011 4:16:16 PM

One could say that is because of TBS showing all their games back in the day. that is missed.

[Edited on July 15, 2011 at 6:03 PM. Reason : TBS was already mentioned. must read thread before posting.]

7/15/2011 6:01:53 PM

10,000th win

7/15/2011 10:39:20 PM

Quote :

" Braves Alumni Weekend set for August 12-15 to benefit the Atlanta Braves Foundation Festivities to include: Bobby Cox Induction into the Braves Hall of Fame and # Retirement Ceremony, 20th Anniversary Reunion of the 1991 “Worst to First” Braves Team, and A Braves Legends Baseball Game Braves Alumni Weekend is set for Friday, August 12 – Monday, August 15, and alumni including Steve Avery, Sid Bream, Tom Glavine, Marquis Grissom, David Justice, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Otis Nixon, Greg Olson, John Smoltz and many more will take part in the weekend of festivities that will begin with Bobby Cox’s induction into the Braves Hall of Fame and # Retirement Ceremony on Friday, August 12th. On Saturday, the Braves will celebrate the 20th Anniversary Reunion of the 1991 “World to First” Team and host a Braves Legends Baseball Game. On Friday and Sunday, Braves alumni will greet fans and sign autographs at stations around the ballpark, and on Monday, Braves alumni will tee up in the sixth annual Atlanta Braves Foundation Golf Classic at East Lake Golf Club. Confirmed Alumni Weekend Participants (as of 7/12/11) Steve Avery, Mike Bell, Mike Bielecki, Sid Bream, Rick Camp, Brad Clontz, Johnny Estrada, Marvin Freeman, Ron Gant, Tom Glavine, Marquis Grissom, Chris Hammond, Jay Howell, Brian Hunter, Brian Jordan, David Justice, Mark Lemke, Charlie Liebrandt, Greg McMichael, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Jim Nash, Phil Niekro, CJ Nitkowski, Otis Nixon, Greg Olson, Marty Perez, Craig Skok, Pete Smith, John Smoltz, and Jeff Treadway Braves Alumni Weekend Schedule of Events: Friday, August 12th - Braves vs. Cubs at 7:35 p.m. • Bobby Cox Day - The Braves will honor their former manager on Friday, August 12 by inducting him into the Braves Hall of Fame and retiring his uniform number. The induction will take place at a mid-day luncheon at the Omni Hotel and the uniform number retirement will occur in a pre-game ceremony that night before the Braves take on the Chicago Cubs. A limited # of tickets are available for the Hall of Fame Luncheon by calling 404-614-2310. • Pregame Autograph Sessions with Braves Alumni – Braves alumni will greet fans and sign free autographs in and around Fan Plaza starting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13th - Braves vs. Cubs at 7:10 p.m. • Braves Legends Baseball Game – Fans will have the opportunity to see their favorite Braves don their uniforms again and take up their bats as Braves alumni will battle it out in a “Braves Legends Game” on the field at 5:30 p.m. • 1991 Team Reunion – To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1991 “Worst to First” team that took on the Minnesota Twins in what has been called the Greatest World Series of All Time, the Braves will reunite the magical 1991 squad and honor them before the game. Sunday, August 14th – Braves vs. Cubs at 1:30 p.m.*** • Pregame Autograph Sessions with Braves Alumni – Braves alumni will greet fans and sign free autographs in and around Fan Plaza before the game. ***The Sunday, August 14 game is eligible for an ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Selection, so game time is tentative until the August 14 selection has been made. "

Going to be a busy weekend... going to have to do Friday and Sat

I can get some tickets with 755 access for cheap as shit if anyone is coming down...

[Edited on July 16, 2011 at 6:52 PM. Reason : d]

7/16/2011 6:45:49 PM

Hanson, you can't pitch to another pitcher worth shit

7/16/2011 7:39:42 PM

no shit

7/16/2011 8:03:46 PM

again

7/16/2011 8:57:47 PM

Can we not win a game when the phillys lose??

7/16/2011 10:12:25 PM

Flipped over from WWC game just in time to see the pitch leave Burnett's hand and the ball go over the wall. USA #1

7/17/2011 3:36:30 PM

McCann Valuable Player

7/17/2011 3:47:42 PM

aw happy freddie

7/17/2011 5:01:04 PM

The gf has a crush on Freddie. I'll allow it.

7/17/2011 5:26:45 PM

I already know that washingtons pitching staff is changing next year

7/17/2011 8:40:39 PM

^^ shes allowed your simultaneous crush on Otis Nixon and Juan Berenguer to fester for years

7/18/2011 1:04:05 AM

fuck

[Edited on July 18, 2011 at 1:34 AM. Reason : d]

7/18/2011 1:33:03 AM

Quote :

"Steve Avery, Mike Bell, Mike Bielecki, Sid Bream, Rick Camp, Brad Clontz, Johnny Estrada, Marvin Freeman, Ron Gant, Tom Glavine, Marquis Grissom, Chris Hammond, Jay Howell, Brian Hunter, Brian Jordan, David Justice, Mark Lemke, Charlie Liebrandt, Greg McMichael, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Jim Nash, Phil Niekro, CJ Nitkowski, Otis Nixon, Greg Olson, Marty Perez, Craig Skok, Pete Smith, John Smoltz, and Jeff Treadway "

LOL at some of the guys in this group. Marty Perez, Craig Skok, Jim Hash, Marvin Freeman. I'd love to go to this just to see who go fat. I'm sure Clontz and McMichael are both pushing 300.

Did Mike Bell and CJ Nitkowski ever actually play for the Braves. I remember Mike Bell being some black OF dude that was a surefire future all star coming up through the minors and CJ Nitkowski played for the Tigers and had his own website which was a big deal back in the 90s.

7/18/2011 1:57:35 PM

Derek Lowe on the mound tonight?

7/18/2011 8:48:14 PM

FFF

7/18/2011 9:19:35 PM

except "went" should be "is going"

7/18/2011 9:20:26 PM

EFH

[Edited on July 18, 2011 at 9:23 PM. Reason : Hammel with a "Well I'll be damned" face]

7/18/2011 9:22:06 PM

Lowe hits play on some "build you up just to bring you down" NIN shit in the dugout and everyone stops smiling

7/18/2011 9:24:09 PM

i think if i ever bumped into the 'well ill be damned' picture kid IRL, i would brag about it to everyone and the ratio for people that know what im talking about to people that dont know what im talking about would be like nobody:everybody

7/18/2011 9:25:00 PM

nate mcclouth looks like the guy that the Egotastic.com guy jokingly photoshops as himself into pics of women

7/18/2011 9:38:04 PM

I want to thank that link for directing me to this http://www.break.com/index/kate-upton-perfectly-timed-slow-motion-2084489

7/18/2011 9:45:07 PM

I'd like to thank that link for a lot of things

7/18/2011 9:45:43 PM

I got dizzy looking at that clip

7/18/2011 10:42:20 PM

some blooping motherfuckers, those rockies

7/18/2011 10:42:40 PM

O'Flaherty? more like O'Shittery

7/18/2011 10:50:13 PM

Still can't wait for the bravo vs fish show. Looks like I might shag balls for marlins bp

7/18/2011 11:00:38 PM

let's get this Derek Lowe trade done already. Give the Tigers like $10 mil, they only have to pay him about $11 mil for a year and a half of his ass. I would guess the Tigers aren't going to part with a decent hitter, so 3-way trade and pick up Beltran/Pence/Francoeur or whoever.

7/18/2011 11:42:57 PM

Please to have frenchy back

7/18/2011 11:48:14 PM

Quote :

"Beltran/Pence/Francoeur"

One of these does not belong with the other two. Seriously Francoeur? Someone actually would trade something of value for that guy? I would not trade a Snickers bar for his ass.

Now Hunter Pence would be an amazing addition. No way in hell the Braves get him without giving up a guy like Teheran or Vizcaino, but man he would add a new dimension to this lineup.

7/19/2011 8:45:25 AM

i mean obviously, but i was trying to think of right handed OFs that are available.. I'm sure we could get him back with just giving up lowe, while one of the others would take another pitcher.

Plus he's not that bad. Sure he doesn't get on base, but he's a solid OF, hits lefties real well, and he's actually stealing bases this year.. maybe the time away from terry pendleton made him a better player

7/19/2011 9:34:20 AM

Lowe isn't going anywhere till at least the offseason.

7/19/2011 10:03:05 AM

I read something last week that laid out the Braves 2012 payroll. Assuming Chipper and Lowe are gone, it's already in the $85m+ range, which is as high as Liberty wants it.

There's no way Lowe isn't traded, either this month or after the season, and there's no way the Braves are sending any cash along with him. Needs to happen sooner rather than later -- he's a great second half pitcher supposedly, but his stock goes down every time he takes the mound.

Lowe's getting old, getting worse, and is still owed like $16m through next year. Unless someone goes down before Aug 31, I'm pretty sure Wren is comfortable enough with the team not to trade away any young pitching -- plus there's not a lot available (Mets want a lot for Beltran, Astros won't move Pence). They'll probably pick up a right-handed Eric Hinske off the scrap heap and he'll hit a homer in game one of the NLDS and everyone will love him but really he'll suck and be non-tendered in the offseason.

7/19/2011 10:08:25 AM

Did Jason Heyward retire?

7/19/2011 9:35:28 PM

bruised left foot, career ending injury

Uggla 11 game hitting streak.. goes from .173 to .189

[Edited on July 19, 2011 at 10:28 PM. Reason : !]

7/19/2011 10:26:50 PM

Heyward and Chipper are still on their all star break hunting trip

7/19/2011 10:40:27 PM

Rough initiation for Beachy into Coors last night. He just could not locate at all. Oh well. And Gearrin WTF? Dude has been beyond horrible lately. Wish the Phillies would lose more than once per week.

7/20/2011 7:31:28 AM

we can not break through the 3 game wall.

7/20/2011 10:13:28 AM

Right handed bat on the way. Willingham? Pence? Ludwick?

[Edited on July 20, 2011 at 5:13 PM. Reason : D]

7/20/2011 5:11:37 PM

Phillies will yet again upstage everyone and get the best switch/rh bat on the trade market... Hopefully at the price of Dom Brown!

7/20/2011 6:31:42 PM

Braves aren't getting anyone on Jaybee's list. Not unless they swindle the fuck out of someone.

7/20/2011 6:35:00 PM

Pence would definitely be a swindle... but I could see Willingham... but when Chipper comes back where do you play him? The right handed bat part sounds legit, the names are what I came up with as possibilities

7/20/2011 7:56:13 PM