Okay...alright...Our beloved Atlanta Braves are leading the NL East by 9 games. And it's almost August.
Just 56 games left.
But all of us know....what's happened in the past. Even though Atlanta just swept the best team in all of baseball (St. Louis)...for Braves fans....we have a wait-in-see attitude.
Been here before...See you in October.
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B. J. Upton ....benched....Dan Uggla, benched. Jason Heyward, benched. All three guys had a batting average well south of .200.
So the Atlanta Braves said, "If you can't hit...you can't play"! Their replacements erupted for 11 runs in the win last night.
So, Atlanta....this is not rocket science. Sit these no hitting, prim a donas ...down.
Great job last night.
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If you look up "mediocre" in the dictionary...you're very likely to see the franchise of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
The Hawks will always win 45 to 50 games a year....make the play-offs....exit the play-offs...with little buzz in the ATL.
The city has been waiting and waiting...and waiting. This is a great city with great facilities. The world's busiest airport. CNN, Coca-cola, UPS, Home Depot....
But when it comes to this organization....it's ...well bogged down in a mediocrity that's getting down right distasteful.
No big name coach was even courted....much less signed. And in the end?
We get a life long assistant coach...who we can't even pronounce his name.
Really? Atlanta Hawks? Really?
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In what seemed like an eternity....that long road trip...Our beloved Atlanta Braves came home last week.
Aahh....home cooking is kind of a good thing.
Can you say ...6 wins...no loses?
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The funeral was last night. The wake...the funeral...the burial. All in one rainy night in Georgia.
The Atlanta Hawks season is over. We thank you, Indiana Pacers ...for putting these birds out of their misery.
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Lets see....Wikipedia says an NBA basketball court is..94 feet by 50 feet. In every NBA arena. The basket is a steel rim 18 inches diameter with an attached net
affixed to a backboard that measures 6 feet by 3.5 feet and one basket
is at each end of the court. The white outlined box on the backboard is
18 inches high and 2 feet wide. At almost all levels of competition, the
top of the rim is exactly 10 feet above the court and 4 feet inside the
baseline.
So...the Atlanta hawks play on virtually the same court in Atlanta...as they do in Indianapolis.
So....what the problem is?
The courts are the same. At home and on the road. The baskets are the same...at home and on the road. The ball is the same. At home or on the road.
Then why can't these fools play well on the road?
You tell me. It must be mental. But I just don't get it. When I played ball...I used to love playing in hostile environments. Made me concentrate...work harder! I loved the look on the other teams cheerleaders and fans when I scored and we won.
But these Atlanta Hawks?
Gutless!
Here's yet another example:
Great game at the "Ted" last night. The Braves trailed 5-4 going into the bottom of the 9th.
Then it was ..."Upton" time.
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Two weeks ago...this madness known as March began. 68 teams...then 64 when those ridiculous play-in games were done.
Then 32....and the sweet 16.
The Elite 8!
The Final 4!
And now?
A big high five is due to our man Michael Jordan. Seems this female who brought a paternity suit against "MJ" ....for a child fathered 16 years ago...has had second thoughts and has withdrawn her suit.
Mr. Jordan, a fierce competitor on the basketball court....counter sued this female.
Obviously, she had no proof. She was going after the money.
Good for you Michael!
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Yes...Michael Vick finally got his book signing event. No...it wasn't Barnes & Noble. They cancelled the event because ignorant people sent death threats to Vick and the Barnes & Noble employees.
So....Enter the World Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia to save the day.
Our Atlanta Falcons wasted little time ...replacing running back Michael Turner.
The "Dirty Birds" just signed Pro Bowler Steven Jackson.
Jackson, formerly of the Saint Louis Rams...is ...simply ..a beast!
Welcome to the ATL....Mr. Jackson.
Things are going from bad to worse for the Atlanta Hawks. In the midst of a very serious slump....what do the Hawks do?
They suspend their best player....Josh Smith. Supposedly " J-Smooth" was thrown out of practice the other day.
Coach Larry Drew has definitely lost control of this team. Don't know all the details...but...
This ain't good.
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It is now official...The road to this year's Super Bowl will have to go through Atlanta. The Falcons went into Detroit and conquered the Lions.
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Yes.....we were ...just a little bit hard on these birds. But who could blame us?
The Falcons just lost to Carolina last week... And the Giants? The defending Champs?
Well......the "dirty birds" rose to the occasion.
Not only did they win the game...they...dominated!
The Atlanta Braves have themselves and new center fielder. All I can say is that for the price of $75 million and change....you had better be great.
Being just good...won't cut it in the ATL. Last year you struck out 169 times in 146 games.
That is not going to get it done here for that kind of money.
But...we will give you the customary honeymoon for your first month or two.
Welcome!
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 2 | |
| Center fielder | |
| Born: August 21, 1984 Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
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| August 2, 2004 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
| Career statistics (through 2012 season) |
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| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 118 |
| Runs batted in | 447 |
| Stolen bases | 232 |
| Teams | |
So....New Orleans...Welcome to the ATL! No...we don't like you...and YES...We hate you!
It is not even a good-natured hate. This is pure unadulterated hate. Hate with passion!
Through the years I have seen just about every Falcon-Saint game ever played. And it's always a fierce battle on the field and in the stands.
Saint fans are obnoxious and arrogant.
And many are very ignorant.
So a few eggs....thrown at a bus...is no big deal.
It is one of the nation's oldest and fierce rivalries..but this thing is rapidly getting out of hand. 4 wins in a row for Georgia. 10 out of the last 12? 18 out of the last 24?
What does Tech need to do to get this reversed?
Who knows? What we do know is this was just another Georgia..."beat-down"!
This one was real ugly! The Falcons versus the Cardinals. 6 Atlanta turnovers including 5 interceptions thrown by Matt Ryan.
But...the name of the game is to win.
And win....they did.
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