Show #134: Wrapping Up the Braves Latest Moves
Cliff Lee. Goodbye Matt Diaz. Veteran bullpen additions. And the madness in center field.
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January 12th, 2011 at 6:53 pm
The Marlins signed Dwayne Wise, Clint Sammons, and Joe Thurston. We may never beat them again.
January 12th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Well done, Kate.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
Mcout vs. headcase Fatty McOut who can hit dingers and my wife likes. Sort of either way, too. A few more people come to see AJ, more merchandise maybe.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
and not sure the impact on locker room chemistry. maybe as a cautionary tale for J-Hey. You could end up like this too, wonderboy.
January 13th, 2011 at 9:59 am
I feel like that same article was written last offseason. Maybe they are bringing him in to see if he can actually eat McOut and KK’s salary. It could work. That Wren will surprise you every time.
January 13th, 2011 at 10:09 am
The Marlins and Royals should just combine teams.
January 13th, 2011 at 3:19 pm
To quote my friend Mark, “I wanna run the bases in show shoes!” http://twitpic.com/3ppd1p
January 13th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Now Curt, don’t you feel bad? He wants to give back to Atlanta and everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUduPOHIEdM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
January 13th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
At least he dressed for the occasion.
January 13th, 2011 at 9:28 pm
He looked fine to me.
January 14th, 2011 at 10:01 am
This is a funny picture:
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=MA_MET&ref_pge=gal&b_pge=5
January 14th, 2011 at 10:17 am
Does Cam Newton know he’ll have to take a pay cut in the NFL?
January 14th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Does Cam Newton have JaMarcus Russell’s number on speed dial?
I have to say my hatred for the Jets has grown exponentially since Rex Ryan became their coach. From none to intense.
January 15th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Everybody ok?
January 16th, 2011 at 12:43 am
Trying to determine which was worse, tonight’s Falcons’ game or game 3 of the NLDS.
January 16th, 2011 at 12:48 am
I attended both Games 3 and 4 of the NLCS and I was at the Dome tonight. Unbiased between the Braves and Falcons, tonight got me wondering what experience was more painful? The Braves lifted your heart up and then ripped it out. Where as the Falcons played poorly start to finish. Any Thoughts?
I have to go with the Falcons. I was proud of the Braves and their effort and the way it was just too good to be true, but the Falcons laid a egg in the biggest game after working so hard to gain homefield. In the end, I guess this is just what being an Atlanta Sports Fan is all about.
January 16th, 2011 at 12:49 am
Great minds think alike I guess. Right, Curt?
Also, I mean this with sincerity.
Happy Birthday to Brooks Conrad
January 16th, 2011 at 9:18 am
I’m starting to think ATL teams are cursed when it comes to the postseason. The only recent memory of success, ’95, came at the expense of Cleveland. This probably happened because the sports gods hate Ohio even more than Georgia.
Wiley, it’s the Falcons. A 1 seed losing hurts way more than a Wild Card team. The Braves had no shot at the Phillies with no Prado and no Chipper. Heyward had like 1 hit in the playoffs. No offense. No chance. The Falcons just completely collapsed. I think we can officially stop calling him Matty Ice. The name is horribly cheesy and obviously not true.
January 16th, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Great now we have to listen to the Jets yap for another week.
January 16th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
No kidding. If I were an NFL team right now, I would not want me as a fan.
Nate, I think Ryan is very good. He’s efficient, careful with the ball. He doesn’t have a great arm, but the Falcons never go deep in their offense anyway. The interception in the end zone was only partially his fault as Jenkins fell down. The pick 6 was awful, and obviously the nail in the coffin, but all these guys make bad throws sometimes. Peyton Manning sealed a SB with a pick 6 last year, and he is one of the all timers. It was the D that killed them last night. That’s stating the obvious, but they were awful. Just the length of the drives was incredible. And everyone led to a TD. I thought the killer was the drive after Weems ran back the kick off. The Pack player misplayed the kick and they were pinned at the 8. And they summarily drove 92 yards without breaking a sweat. It was awful in every way shape and form. And another huge, loud, electric Atlanta crowd served a sandwich.
And not to say it might have just delayed the inevitable another week, but the fact that the 1 seed got GB and the 2 seed got Seattle is a joke. The system is screwed up.
January 16th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Ill follow up what Curt said with the O-Line. I don’t think Ryan had a very good game, but the protection was awful. Whether our coaches weren’t prepared for the blitzes or the o-line was just manhandled, that was my biggest concern (behind the defense).
Also, went down to Alexander Memorial tonight expecting another blowout and got one . . . but my team was on the right side and gave me mild consolation.
January 17th, 2011 at 8:42 am
Go Jackets. I hope this doesn’t protect Hewitt’s job though. That guy has got to go.
January 17th, 2011 at 8:49 am
Curt, I agree that Ryan is not alone in INT mishaps. The fact that it has happened to guys like Peyton and Favre proves that it can happen to some of the best of all time. Ryan is a good quarterback. He is not in the same class as those other guys, but I think the Falcons can go a long way with him under center. The whole team played pretty bad, so it’s not just on Ryan. I still think we can stop calling him Matty Ice.
Of the teams left-Bears, Pack, Steelers, Jets- all have great defenses. I think Dimitroff has some work to do on that side of the ball. I agree with what Jeff Schultz from the AJC wrote in his Epic Fail piece, if Aaron Rodgers had 5 incompletions I don’t remember any of them. Also, why do we whiff so much on blitzes. It happened in the 2nd Saints game too. The D needs some serious work.
January 17th, 2011 at 10:48 am
The D is in bad shape. They kind of made their way thru this season with smoke and mirrors. Abraham was reborn, but how many years does he realistically have left? 1, 2 at the most. The big issue is that while you have had high draft picks work out on the offensive side of the ball – see Ryan, White, etc, you have had busts galore on the defensive side. Jammal Anderson – bust. Peiria Jerry – Incomplete but strong bust lean. Sean Weatherspoon – another bust lean. Jerry and Weatherspoon have both been hurt – a lot – and therefore were not big contributors at all. Your big FA acquisition was on the defensive side in Duante Robinson. If I had a dollar for everytime he got torched. So all the moves and picks you have made on one side of the ball have not worked out so well. If those guys are difference makers – you have two great DEs to go with Babineaux and Jerry in the middle, you have Lofton, Weatherspoon and Peterson as a stout LB corps, you still have 2 solid safeties, and finally you have 2 corners with Grimes on the other side who can make plays. Instead you have holes everywhere and old guys manning a couple of big spots. they got exposed badly. and on a similar note – Van Gorder is totally overrated.
January 17th, 2011 at 10:49 am
I’m sure I spelled half of those names wrong. I just don’t have the time right now to look them all up.