The Atlanta Braves Thread VII

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GreatWhiteNorth said:
God bless you...worst two years of my life were in the DC area. I hated every second of it. Hope you find it more enjoyable.
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We lived for two years in Alexandria, Virginia right after we got married and really enjoyed it. Great times. If all our family hadn't been back in the south we'd probably have stayed up there.
 
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"It's tough to put into words how we are feeling right now," said Patrice Bergeron, who revealed following the game he played through a broken rib and torn cartilage during the series and suffered a separated shoulder in Game 6. "You work so hard to get to this point, for a chance at the Cup. You feel like you are right there, with a chance to force Game 7."
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If Bergeron missed much time in game 6, I missed it. Hockey players.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
We lived for two years in Alexandria, Virginia right after we got married and really enjoyed it. Great times. If all our family hadn't been back in the south we'd probably have stayed up there.
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I lived in Alexandria for a year and Springfield for a year. If I ever have to go back it will be too soon. Just wasn't for me.
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GreatWhiteNorth said:
I lived in Alexandria for a year and Springfield for a year. If I ever have to go back it will be too soon. Just wasn't for me.
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I might not like it now, but it was a great city to be young in. Everyone we met up there was like us: early to mid 20s, just moved in from somewhere else. I imagine it would have been even more fun if I'd been single.

We were two minutes away from both Old Town Alexandria and a Metro stop, both of which I think were critical. I can see how Springfield and West Alexandria (if that's where you were) would be all of the hassle, none of the fun.

(We are generally city-ish people, though. Not everyone is.)
 
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Eric Snowden = the rapper Snow from the 90s who sang Informer
 

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The Braves' eight current everyday players are the same eight they expected to field on Opening Day. The Uptons and Heyward are too good to not expect from them much stronger second-half numbers. Dan Uggla is hitting a buck-ninety-five with his usual leaky defense, but the Braves are stuck with his huge contract and might not be ready to admit that he's a full-on albatross at this point. Journeyman third baseman Chris Johnson is doing it with mirrors (and a .401 batting average on balls in play), but at .320/.360/.470 even the most analytically inclined team wouldn't dare send such numbers to the bench. The two most obvious fits, then, might be:

• A top-notch lefty reliever if the Braves don't yet have faith in Luis Avilan and Alex Wood as replacements for the injured Jonny Venters and Eric O'Flaherty.

• A useful lefty bat who could slide in at either second or third as insurance for Uggla and Johnson or maybe even claim something close to regular playing time — I'm on Team Luis Valbuena.

The good news here is that the Braves should have the trade chips to get virtually anything they want done. Brandon Beachy is expected to come off the disabled list sometime in the next few days. That gives the team six viable starters, with the first five all putting up league-average or better numbers this season, with two of them (Tim Hudson and Paul Maholm) set to be free agents at year's end. Should the Braves move one of their current five to the pen, and if so, whom? Would Beachy working as a multi-inning reliever at first make sense? Maybe trade Maholm, whose contract status and pullback after a torrid start would seem to make him expendable? These are good problems to have, especially when none of your current problems are so insurmountable that they require drastic action.
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Trade Deadline Preview: NL East Edition - The Triangle Blog - Grantland

Nothing that hasn't already been discussed in here multiple times probably but oh well.
 
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Scotty I know you're lurking somewhere.. Had Jommy Johns #11 with salt and vinegar chips and a deliciously refreshing barq's root beer. Exquisite lunch dining
 
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TBrown said:
Scotty I know you're lurking somewhere.. Had Jommy Johns #11 with salt and vinegar chips and a deliciously refreshing barq's root beer. Exquisite lunch dining
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My man.

That is exquisite indeed. And to top it off with a Barq's root beer? I mean that is the very nectar of the gods themselves.
 
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