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Bryony Pearce's Taylor Oh on London from The Weight of Souls
Hi there,
You're new to the school. You don't want to sit with me, trust me. You're confused. You want Tamsin, or Justin, over there by the lockers. If you can get in with them, then you're sorted. Stay with me and school will suck more than you thought possible. Avoid James though, if you can. He's a total douche. Dangerous.
You're still here? Why? I get that there's a seat next to me. There always is. I'm persona non grata. The uncoolest of the uncool. Seriously, it could be contagious. You should leave.
So, you're new to London? So what? You think you're the only incomer this school has ever seen? There's always people in and out. Especially here. Justin moved in a few years ago. Now he's king. You don't need to be hanging with the weirdo.
Don't stay just because you feel sorry for me. Or because you think I'll be an easy friend to make. I have a friend. Hannah. She'll be back from the office in a while. You should leave.
Still here?
You came in on my bus. Live just round the corner in Shepherds Bush? That's nice. Doesn't mean I want to hang.
I don't have time to be making new friends. I don't go out much anyway. Not unless I have to.
This city, it's unforgiving. I see its dark underbelly: the council estates, the high rises with broken windows and shattered dreams. Graffiti gang signs and swear words on walls, smashed bottles and fag ends in gutters. Scaffolding like ancient skeletons on building sites that will never be finished; that will remain Lego buildings without ceilings as developers fold and move to more affluent areas, where the 'up and coming' have forced out the old indigenous populations, turned them to the Edgelands. But that's almost alright. You expect it there in the dodgy pubs and mosh pits. Among the homeless, huddled beneath bridges on their cardboard boxes or cuddled inside newspapers, using filth like blankets. The killers in hoodies are those you expect. It's the slaughterers in suits, the ones who look normal but have ice behind their eyes, the ones who live in the white framed mansions in Kensington cul-de-sacs, behind flower arrangements in window boxes, those are the ones that really scare me. They can kill as easy as a gang member with a knife, but they'll smile and shake your hand while doing it.
Yes, I do sound like I know what I'm talking about. Didn't mean to scare you. Not really. Look, Hannah's coming. Yeah, the one with the pink hair. We're done here, right?
Look, you seem nice. You don't want to get on Tamsin's bad side on day one. She's already looking over here. Pretend I'm a leper. Edge away. I won't mind.
The glove?
I wear it most of the time. It's not because I'm cool or different. I have eczema flare ups. They call me Godzilla. You know, because I'm Asian and scaly like a lizard.
See, I knew that would make you back off.
Have a nice life. Look, Tamsin's waving. Off you go.
Good job I never told you about the ghosts, or the real reason I wear that glove. You think you're scared of me now?
If you knew the truth you'd run and never look back.
Bryony Pearce
She enjoys doing school visits, festivals and events, at least when the children let her out of the house.
Her new book The Weight of Souls is published by Strange Chemistry on 1st August 2013.
One copy of The Weight of Souls by Bryony Pearce & a signed postcard and Ghost charm (for mobile phone, bookmark etc)
Available on August 1, 2013 by Strange Chemistry
Sixteen year old Taylor Oh is cursed: if she is touched by the ghost of a murder victim then they pass a mark beneath her skin. She has three weeks to find their murderer and pass the mark to them – letting justice take place and sending them into the Darkness. And if she doesn't make it in time? The Darkness will come for her…
She spends her life trying to avoid ghosts, make it through school where she's bullied by popular Justin and his cronies, keep her one remaining friend, and persuade her father that this is real and that she's not going crazy.
But then Justin is murdered and everything gets a whole lot worse. Justin doesn't know who killed him, so there's no obvious person for Taylor to go after. The clues she has lead her to the V Club, a vicious secret society at her school where no one is allowed to leave… and where Justin was dared to do the stunt which led to his death.
Can she find out who was responsible for his murder before the Darkness comes for her? Can she put aside her hatred for her former bully to truly help him?
And what happens if she starts to fall for him?
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Hah! Sorry Taylor, I'm not as stupid as the degenerates you go to school with. Eczema doesn't scare me. Or Godzilla references. Your friend with the pink hair however…..
Personally I always thought gloves were cool and the in crowd a bit of a bore. I can't wait to read your story, perhaps we could be friends. Thank you for sharing with us today, this looks like a dandy read.
Hi everyone. Thanks so much for your lovely comments. I really appreciate your interest in me and my work. I'll try and answer some of your questions …
1. Do you prefer writing from a male or female point of view?
I have written three books from a female point of view and one from a male. My characters tend to spring into my head fully formed, so I don't see it as a conscious choice to write from either perspective. That said I was pretty surprised when the book I just finished turned out to have a male voice. I found it harder to write from a male viewpoint simply because I wasn't sure if I could accurately represent the way a young man thought, but does that mean I prefer writing from a female point of view? No, I do love a challenge. I gave it a good go and love the character Kane just as much as I love Taylor and Cassie.
To me all my characters are real and to say I prefer one over the other is too hard – like saying which child I prefer.
Do u listen to music while writing? If so what?
I write in silence. I like to get into the head of my character, feel as if I am facing situations with them, hearing what they hear, smelling what they smell, feeling what they feel – I find external stimuli detracts from my ability to live alongside my characters. I do however, like to imagine a sound track as I go. There is a Spotify soundtrack that I have created for The Weight of Souls. This will be revealed on the 31st July over on Book Angel Booktopia.
Where did you get the idea for the mark and transfering it.
I wanted my ghosts to be a bit different and I talk all about that on 27th July at Death Books and Tea. Do come and find me there.
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The Lotus Elise is widely regarded as one of the best handling, most rewarding cars in existence. It combines reduced weight with enough horsepower and a rigid chassis to create a car that handles more like a go-kart than a regular passenger vehicle.
With this race-focused machine, tuning options are predictably abundant, allowing the chassis to be further exploited. However, we're always able to find somebody who got carried away and tackled a project of unfathomable proportions. And in this instance, that man is Ken McNeill.
As the proud owner of a '95 Porsche 911 Cabriolet, Ken enjoyed Sunday drives and occasional car shows. "I went to a show where the performance driving school from Brainerd International Raceway had a display. I discovered they were doing a Porsche Club track day but, since my car didn't have a roll-bar, I wasn't allowed on-track."
We've all been to track events, and spectating can be frustrating because it encourages the urge to participate. So Ken decided to use his marketing skills to film promotional videos for the Porsche Club at BIR. "Once they saw the videos, the school owner told me I could drive one of his spec racers on the track," he recalled. "I did a 25min session and the experience was phenomenal. I was hooked! Two weeks later, my Porsche was for sale."
And that's where our story begins. Ken found a '99 Lotus Elise Sport 190 on eBay and negotiated an even trade for his 911. "I started tracking the Lotus Elise in the summer of '09, and since I had a great relationship with the BIR guys, my track time was free! Now I'm a driving instructor, too. It's funny how things work out," he laughed. But Ken's fun would stop abruptly.
"I was flying down the straight at Road America when the stock Rover engine blew," he remembered. While potent, the British engine was expensive to repair and the availability of easy Honda swaps persuaded Ken to give his Lotus a new heart.
He purchased a Honda K24A2 2.4-liter four-cylinder motor from the '04 Acura TSX. It was known for high torque at relatively low revs, which was ideal for a track car since bearing wear and rod failure is directly proportional to RPM.
The stock motor produced a modest 200hp and 171 lb-ft, which was unremarkable but bear in mind the Elise only weighed about 1700 lb. "Power to weight is everything," Ken reminded us.
The motor wouldn't retain its factory specs; he wanted it to remain reliable but have more power. So he tore it down and sent the crank, block and head to Endyn Racing in Fort Worth, TX.
Ken wanted the satisfaction of assembling the new Lotus engine himself, without the worry of tolerances and clearances, so Endyn would pre-fit all the parts for him. The balanced rotating assembly, 12.5:1 Endyn Roller-Wave pistons and custom Crower Rods Maxi-Light billet rods sealed the deal.
The cylinder head was CNC-ported and given upgraded internals as well as stage 2 Endyn camshafts to finish it internally. While a bigger intake manifold and throttle body, larger injectors and custom headers would complete the overhaul.
The engine was prepared with meticulous attention to detail in Ken's garage, using only the best parts available. As a result, it's safe to say the K24 will probably never blow and yet, once nestled behind the seats, was dyno-tuned to 264whp.
Ken would also add a Honda six-speed manual trans and custom axles to ensure there was no weak link in the Lotus drivetrain.
With its extra power, McNeill wanted to increase its footprint from the factory 195/50 and 225/45 tire sizes. He decided to swap the dinky stock wheels to SSR SP1 three-piece, sized 17x8.5" front and a massive 18x11" rear. These would be fitted with more substantial 225/40 and 285/30 Hoosier tires, respectively. But adding an extra 2.5" of tire to each corner would be impossible without a widebody conversion. "As long as you're a smart, you can learn almost anything from the internet," Ken assured us. And with napkin sketches evolving in both style and detail, Ken settled on a look for his Elise GT. It would be wider, more aerodynamic and unlike any other Elise. "Everybody said I was crazy to cut-up and ruin the car, but somebody had to do it!" he laughed.
It would take Ken more than 1000 hours over 18 months to complete the custom fiberglass bodywork. During that time, he enlisted the services of Chris Randall at Hoffman's Motorsport, a UK-based Lotus race shop, who supplied custom-valved dampers and a matched set of springs specifically for his Elise GT.
He also took time to uprate the braking system, retaining the factory calipers but fitting drilled and slotted rotors on lightweight aluminum bells with Pagid RS-14 pads.
The last step was the interior. "The belts, seats and fire suppression systems I had were only good for about five years before needing to be replaced," he explained. "So I decided to redo the interior instead, creating more of a supercar cockpit, rather than the minimalistic Elise interior."
Finding seats to fit the little Lotus was extremely difficult but the FIA-homologated, carbon fiber/GRP B6F seat from Tillett Racing Seats in England were designed specifically for cars with narrow cockpits. So Ken purchased a pair and put his newfound fiberglass fabrication skills to use creating a new center console. It was wrapped in black suede, along with the seat cushions, dashboard, instrument binnacle, steering column and door cards.
"I've only driven the car on-track four or five times since it was completed, but it's incredible!" Ken proclaimed. "The level of grip is mind-blowing."
With its greater abilities, Ken admits he's apprehensive to find the limits. You can't exactly find replacement body panels for a custom-built Elise with over $100,000 invested...
"The project is almost completed but I'm now focusing on making the car street legal so I can drive it on weekends and visit car shows," he told us. "There's a chance I may fit a twin-screw Whipple supercharger as well, because 400hp would be awesome!"
1999 Lotus Elise Sport 190
Ken McNeill
Minneapolis, MN
Engine 2.4-liter Honda K24A2 four-cylinder 16v with 12.5:1 Endyn Roller-Wave pistons, Crower Rods Maxi-Light billet rods, CNC-ported cylinder head, black-nitride coated big valves, Eibach valve springs, Chromoly retainers, Endyn stage 2 cams, CNC-ported oil pump, Skunk2 Pro K Series intake manifold, Injector Dynamics 725cc injectors, Fluidampr harmonic balancer, custom header and exhaust
Drivetrain 2003 Honda Civic six-speed manual transmission, Exedy clutch, pressure place and 8 lb flywheel with ARP bolts, custom axles
Brakes stock calipers, 288mm drilled/slotted rotors on aluminum bells, Pagid RS-14 brake pads
Suspension custom-valved Hoffman's Motorsport coilovers
Wheels & Tires 17x8.5" f, 18x11" r SSR SP1 wheels, 225/40 R17 f, 285/30 R18 r Hoosier R6 tires
Exterior custom fiberglass widebody with chassis-mounted APR GTC-300 carbon fiber rear wing
Interior carbon fiber Tillett B6F race seats and mounts, Schroth six-point harnesses, Momo steering wheel and shift knob, custom center console, oil pressure and temp gauges, shift lights, Traqmate lap timer, fire extinguisher
Thanks Alan Gourlay, EliseShop, Full Blown Motorsports, SNS Automotive, Martyn Tinker, Jason Sieling
Other than the legendary Lotus' of lore, from the days of yore; I SINCERELY RESPECT THIS 1!!! I've NEVER RESPECTED their "road going" production models
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Black !
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Dynas (a.k.a. Anthony Theodore) flows like a rhyming encyclopedia, spitting tragedies and triumphs drawn from his personal saga, in a style often laced with a patois honoring his Jamaican roots. Over the past decade, he has graced more than 100 mixtapes and countless maxi-singles and twelve-inches. He has rhymed with hometown heroes such as Pitbull and Rick Ross on bootleg tracks long before they became Billboard darlings. His three-year-old label, Bad Gramma Records, already has scored a major distribution deal with ABB Records out of San Francisco. His last EP, Blame Game, co-released on Bad Gramma and Miami's own Counterflow Records, was an underground sensation, selling more than 5000 units. His first full-length album, Big Boys Club, is slated for September. Yet Dynas remains virtually unknown in the MIA.
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That's the fire Dynas is known for. His arrogance has made him a lightning rod on the local underground hip-hop scene. And though many folks might resent him, few would argue about his verbal skills. A typical Dynas quartet:
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"I know I'm good, and it's not just me having delusions of grandeur," he says over a steaming herbal tea. "I got mad people coming up to me telling me that I'm the best, that I got skills comparable to, say, guys like Nas. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I'm on Nas's level, but...." He pauses to flash a sheepish grin. "Well, yeah, maybe I am on Nas's level but just never got that million-dollar contract with Sony to show the world that I'm on par with these cats."
Dynas has become a hot commodity in the world of beat architects looking for a lyrical muse. Top-flight producers such as Tony Galvin, DJ Spinna, Illmind, Lewis Parker, and 9th Wonder have all pitched him beats, gratis, simply on the strength of his flow.
Local producer Supersoul, who has worked with Dynas on several releases, unabashedly concurs. "Out of all the local MCs, Dynas is hands-down the best," he says. "I was at this one MC freestyle battle and there were a bunch of new jacks up there thinking they're hot, and Dynas was just in the crowd, not even part of the lineup. One thing led to another, and all of a sudden he's up onstage and just kills it! He made one dude cry. He's just ridiculous on the mike."
Dynas, of course, offers no argument. "The term wack does not even go near my name," he says. "To the point where I don't like having my name in the same sentence -- wait, no, the same conversation as someone deemed wack."
Dynas traces his confidence back to his recently deceased mother, a working-class accountant of Jamaican heritage who taught her son the importance of self-respect and self-knowledge. While most kids' heroes were comic book characters or athletes, Dynas worshipped the Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey.
In fact the name Dynas, short for Dynasty, was inspired by his favorite book, The Destruction of Black Civilization, by Chancellor Williams. Not only did his mother educate him about the importance of his heritage, but also she was an avid record collector with a serious rare grooves library. "Everything that I know about music, my mother taught me," he notes. "She would have these parties at the crib and she'd make me be the DJ, so I'd be here messing up her records on her old Technics turntable.... She taught me at an early age how to rock a party." Dynas spun everything from Stevie Wonder to Bob Marley to rare Studio One dubs.
Dynas spent his formative years in the heart of the hip-hop universe. New York City in the early Nineties was the Renaissance of expert lyricism. On weekends he would go see masters such as Rakim and Slick Rick.
Yet it wasn't until his move to Miami in 1995 that he began to take his rhyming seriously. By age eighteen, Dynas found himself embroiled in regular MC ciphers and rap battles all over South Florida. He was eventually asked to join the group Black Forest, a seven-member hip-hop crew that caught a fair buzz within the local hip-hop community.


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Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper and rapist, Brian David Mitchell, faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced Wednesday afternoon before U.S. District Court Judge Dale Kimball in downtown Salt Lake City.
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There is no parole in the federal system, but if Mitchell receives a sentence of less than life, he could earn up to 54 days off a year for good behavior.
Mitchell, 57, will be incarcerated out of state since Utah has no federal prison.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons will decide where Mitchell will serve his time, taking into account factors including Mitchell's security requirements, staff supervision and medical care if Kimball orders him to undergo substance-abuse or mental-health treatment.
Kimball will rely in part on a presentence report available only to judges and attorneys that includes sentencing guidelines, but Kimball is not obligated to follow them.
Presentence reports typically contain details about the crime and its impact on the victim; the defendant's criminal and family history; his physical, mental and emotional health; his history of substance abuse; his education and work history; and his ability to pay any potential fines and restitution.
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Smart is expected to give a victim impact statement before Kimball imposes Mitchell's sentence, and is also expected to speak with reporters following the hearing outside the courthouse.
Her comments at sentencing will come in addition to the testimony she gave at Mitchell's five-week trial. Jurors said that Smart's composed testimony played a key role in their decision to convict Mitchell of taking a then 14-year-old Smart from her bedroom in June 2002 to make her a plural wife.
Smart, now 23, told jurors in detail about her nine months held in captivity by Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Eileen Barzee, during the course of a trial that concluded in December.
Smart recounted how Mitchell marched her at knifepoint to a mountain campsite above her Salt Lake City home, where he raped her almost daily. Smart, who was for a time tethered to the site by a steel cable, testified she had little opportunity for escape and that Mitchell threatened her family's lives if she tried. She said she was forced to watch Mitchell and Barzee engage in sexual activity and to smoke marijuana and cigarettes and drink alcohol.
"I felt like because [of] what he had done to me that I was marked, that I wasn't clean, wasn't pure, wasn't worth the same," she testified. "I felt like another person would never love me. Yeah, I felt like I could take the risk of being killed and try to escape."
But Smart told jurors she then realized her family would love her no matter what and gave up thoughts of escape as a survival strategy.
"I would survive and do everything he told me to do to keep my life and my family's life intact," she testified.
Later, the trio traveled to California, where Smart testified she feared she would not be found. Smart said she suggested a return to Utah, where Mitchell could find another teenaged girl to be a wife. She was rescued in March 2003 when the trio was spotted on a Sandy street.
While Smart's testimony was the most dramatic, much of the trial focused on dueling mental health experts.
Mitchell's attorneys argued he was severely mentally ill and acting under the delusional belief that God had ordered him to abduct Smart to make her a plural wife. Mitchell, who disrupted the court by singing hymns each morning, was routinely removed to a room where he could watch the proceedings on a closed-circuit TV.
Barzee testified Mitchell had revelations that he would take at least seven wives and battle the anti-Christ to restore the Mormon church to its true polygamous beginnings. Prior to abducting Smart, Barzee said Mitchell had a revelation telling him to acquire wives by taking young girls by force.
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One year after creating a state-ordered plan to change the course of struggling Campbell Drive Middle School, the Miami-Dade school district has a new vision for the under-performing and under-enrolled school.
The School Board on Wednesday will take its first look at a proposal to re-purpose the school at 900 NE 23rd Ave., Homestead — possibly as a magnet school for advanced academics serving high school and perhaps middle school students. Campbell Drive's current and future students would be transferred to nearby Homestead and Redland middle schools, but might be able to apply for seats at the re-purposed school.
Campbell Drive's new model — which remains a work in progress — would kick in this fall if finalized. The School Board will take the first of two votes on its attendance zone Wednesday.
"This is going to be so [South Dade] children won't have to leave to go to a high academic facility," said School Board member Lawrence Feldman. "I think the idea really was we need to look at the school so we can make a nice place that offers something for everybody, not just kids in our schools but also kids who go to charter schools and private schools."
The proposal comes during a year in which the state required the district enact a "turnaround" plan for Campbell Drive Middle due to its repeated "D" grades from the Florida Department of Education. State law forced districts last year to come up with concrete ways to improve such low-performing schools, which could be shuttered or converted to charters if improvement is not seen over several years.
But Associate Superintendent Pablo Ortiz, who oversees the district's Education Transformation Office for struggling schools, said the new plan for Campbell Drive is not driven by the school's academic woes. Rather, he said, it is a nod to the school's shrinking enrollment. With 444 students this year, it is only one-third full. Similarly, Homestead and Redland middle schools, which together would take on 365 current and future Campbell Drive students, are substantially under-enrolled.
"Part of our responsibility is to maximize the use of all of our facilities. We have three middle schools impacted that are under-enrolled," Ortiz said. "We want to solidify the enrollment at Redland and Homestead Middle, and then that gives us an opportunity to use Campbell Drive in a unique fashion."
Exactly how Campbell Drive Middle would change is not certain. Ortiz said the details are being hammered out, and what grades the school will serve — and even whether the school will be a magnet — remain unresolved. But Ortiz said the change would start in the fall and benefit all schools involved.
He stressed that the two schools receiving Campbell Drive's students, including more than 100 with special needs, are well-prepared for the change and would receive extra funds and new programming along with the school's students. Students currently zoned to attend Campbell Drive Middle and living north of Southwest 312th Street would attend Redland Middle. Students to the south would attend Homestead Middle.
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The first casino bill to make its way in the Legislature this year is House Bill 665, introduced by Rep. Edmond Gionet, R-Lincoln. It would allow the creation of two casinos, "one in the White Mountains and one in a county bordering Massachusetts." Gionet says his bill is all about job-creation.
"This is not a budget bill, and I don't intend it to be one. It's a jobs bill."
No, it's a budget bill. Last year the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies issued a report on expanded gambling in the state. Based on data from other casinos, it estimated that a $500 million destination resort casino in New Hampshire would employ 2,400 people. For some perspective, Elliot Hospital in Manchester employs about 2,800 people.
Casinos would employ a few thousand people, but the direct economic impact would be concentrated in the immediate community. What about the rest of the state? Rep. Gionet says "We've got highways and bridges in really bad shape, and some folks want surcharges on registrations and a gas tax increase to fund that. I don't think so."
The statewide economic impact would come through the use of casino revenues on highway repair and construction. So it is a budget bill after all, not a jobs bill.
Make no mistake, if casinos are allowed in New Hampshire, some jobs would come with them. However, even more jobs would come from reforming our business taxes in ways that encourage more start-ups and relocations. Fidelity Investments' Merrimack campus employs about 5,300 people, more than would be employed by both of Rep. Gionet's casinos combined. When Fidelity closed its Marlborough, Mass., offices last year, it moved those jobs to Merrimack. If New Hampshire concentrated on recruiting more facilities like that, and on making the conditions better for entrepreneurs, we would be far better off than if we pursued a few casinos.
The real reason politicians want casinos is so they can take half of the gaming revenues, vs 8.5 percent of any other business's profits. It's about money, not jobs.
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But again, without looking it up I still can't recall one off the top of my head.
There are, however, extended surgest and alarming streaks within a season for most teams, except for the very best ones, which obviously don't have too much of the severe losing jags. Which brings me to the Braves opponent for the next three days at venerable Fenway Park. Beantown's hometown nine, the Red Sox, who in their first year under Bobby Valentine (and in 2011 in the last year under Terry Francona) have not exactly ridden a blissful wave of fan adulation and clubhouse fellowship like they did not long ago (more on that in a moment).
You think the Braves have been up and down? Well, yes, they have been. Very much so. But check out the Red Sox:
The only would-be playoff contender of recent vintage with an even worse September collapse than the 2011 Braves (albeit only one game worse), the Red Sox have come back in 2012 with a disappointing start that finds them in fourth place in the AL East, 5-1/2 games behind the rival Yankees, and just 17-19 at cozy Fenway Park, where every game is a sellout and the Red Sox have enjoyed one of baseball's better home-field advantages for years.
Did we mention the Red Sox have the highest average per-seat price in the sport, and payroll of about $173 million that trails only the Yankees and Phillies and is roughly double the payroll of the Braves? Well, now we have.
Streaks? Entering tonight's series opener the Red Sox have gone 7-1 with a .295 batting average and 3.42 ERA in their past eight games, after going 1-7 with a .221 average and 4.06 ERA in the previous eight. They have 51 runs and 11 homers in their past eight games, after totaling 25 runs and four homers in the previous eight.
But it doesn't take a careful examination to understand why the recent winning streak rings a bit hollow: It's come entirely against the suddenly inept Marlins and sad-sack Cubs. The Sox have won five straight against the Marlins in that span, completing a three-game series sweep at Fenway last night while the Braves were in town enjoying an off day following their series wins against the Yankees at New York.
And speaking of streaks – stand back, paid professional crafting a transition here – how about those Miami Guillens?
Folks, the Marlins have gone off a cliff since the Braves whipped them in early June.
They went 23-9 with a 3.59 ERA while scoring 145 runs in 32 games from May 1 to June 3. Then the Braves went to Miami and outscored them 21-3 during three games June 5-7, starting a downward spiral that's gone unabated for the Fish, who've gone 2-13 with a horrendous .199 average and equally horrendous 6.55 ERA in their past 15 games. They've scored 36 runs in those 15 games (2.4 per game).
And the Marlins are still a game ahead of the Phillies in the standings. Unbelievable.
The Braves are four games behind NL East leader Washington and a half-game behind the second-place Mets. If the playoffs started today, the Braves would be a half-game out of a wild-card spot. The Mets and Giants (who are in second in the West) have identical 38-32 records and would have the two wild-card spots.
But the playoffs don't start today. Or next week. Or next month. Or the month after that…
The Braves have played 69 games and have 93 to go. If the rollercoaster continues at the rollicking, careening pace we've seen so far, some Braves fans might not make it, I'm afraid. For some of those in our football-crazed area of the country, the football mentality that causes some to get too high or low after one terrible or great game or a series, has rarely been seemed more tortuous than this season.
And we've not even made it to the All-Star break.
Hang on. I have a feeling we've still got a whole lot of vertical drops and hairpin turns to go.
• Different look: Of course, if the Braves can keep Jason Heyward going like he's been lately, and if Freddie Freeman's eyes and contact lenses cooperate now that his finger is healed enough to stay in the lineup, then maybe the Braves have turned a corner. That's what some in the clubhouse think.
And they can point to the two wins Tuesday and Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, against a powerful team that had a 10-game winning streak before those losses, as evidence of what this Braves team is capable of when Heyward and Freeman are healthy and clicking.
"You come in here and take two out of three, it's a really big win for us, especially the way we've been going," said David Ross, who hit one of the Braves' five homers in Wednesday's 10-5 win in the Bronx, including four homers off Phil Hughes. "I've been saying all year, when we've got everybody in there, with Freddie Freeman back — he's a huge part of our lineup, let's be honest. He's a really good player, makes us really deep."
And, Ross added, "Jason Heyward had a humongous game."
Heyward had two homers, his second two-homer game of the month (he also had one at Miami). Heyward is 18-for-50 (.360) with 10 extra-base hits (four homers), nine RBIs and a 1.136 OPS in his past 14 games, including 10-for-25 (.400) with six extra-base hits during a seven-game hitting streak.
And after batting .182 with one homer and 23 strikeouts in 66 at-bats during his last 19 games in May, Heyward has hit hit .351 with four homers and 11 strikeouts in 57 at-bats and a 1.067 OPS in 16 games in June. His two-run homer in the eighth inning helped the Braves pull away late after the Yankees had erased most of the Braves' big early lead.
"Thank goodness Jason Heyward and Martin Prado came up big late in the game to get those insurance runs, so I could relax and be aggressive with [calling a game against] this [Yankees] lineup," Ross said. "Like I said earlier, when we're healthy and Freddie Freeman's in there, Mac in there, Chipper wasn't in there today but…. We've got a deep lineup when Freddie's in there. If we do some things right here and there, we could have taken two out of three from them at home.
"Our pitchers are battling right now. Our bullpen guys are battling their butts off. I know they don't feel comfortable but they're really doing a good job of battling and staying in the game. You've got to give these guys credit for just [continuing to] push."
As Ross also noted, "We've been good on the road all year."
The Braves are 22-15 on the road, second-best road winning percentage in the National League and third-best in the majors behind the Rangers' 23-15 and Washington's 20-13. And how about this one: The Braves are 1-6 in their past seven home games, and 6-1 in their past seven road games.
Here's what Braves GM Frank Wren had to say after the series finale, when asked about the Beachy season-ending elbow surgery and how it might affect the Braves' pursuit of a trade for a veteran pitcher (like the Cubs' Matt Garza or Ryan Dempster).
"I think we get through the next few weeks leading up to when the trading season really begins, and we evaluate what we have, how guys are throwing and who might be available," said Wren, who will be watching intently tonight, like most of us, when Jair Jurrjens makes his first big-league start in two months after being recalled from Triple-A to fill in for Beachy.
"It was nice to see our guys bounce back the last couple of days [at New York]. because [Yankee Stadium] is a tough place to play and they've got some pretty tough pitching. And to bounce back and score runs, our pitchers did a fine job – this was a good series all in all."
(Jurrjens pitching)
• Toxic BoSox? The Braves can be thankful that their postseason collapse didn't lead to all the finger-pointing that happened in Boston during the offseason and spring, and the atmosphere that's surrounded the team durings its sluggish start this season in arguably the most hyper-intensive baseball town in America, in terms of media coverage and the passion of its fans.
Here's what The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo, who is part of a notes network that the AJC is in, wrote about David Ortiz and the veteran DH's thoughts on the current state of the Red Sox.
David Ortiz is having an All-Star season, but he's sick of "the drama" associated with the Red Sox.
It's even to a point, the designated hitter said, where he is unsure about returning next season.
It's all the result of an ESPN report earlier this week that claimed a "toxic'' atmosphere surrounded the Red Sox. Ortiz's PG-13 response Thursday was a pointed one.
"It seems every day there is something new about players,'' he said before the game. "People need to leave us alone and let us play ball. It's becoming the [expletive] hole it used to be.
"Look around, bro. Playing here used to be so much fun. Now every day it's something new not related with baseball. People need to leave us alone, man. Play ball and do what we know how to do.''
Ortiz said the ESPN report was "horrible'' and he was tired of the "drama'' surrounding the team.
"This is baseball, man,'' he said. "It seems like everything that goes on around here is like one of those Congress decisions that will affect the whole nation. It ain't like that, man. This is baseball. We're supposed to have fun, performing out there at the highest level.
"But every day is something new. Some drama, some more [expletive]. Tired of that, man. I'm here to play baseball, man.''
Does Ortiz want to return next season?
"I don't know,'' he said. "I'll think about it.''
Ortiz is making a career-best $14.575 million this season and the Red Sox are one of the few teams still willing to use a traditional DH instead of more versatile and economical players.
It's no secret Ortiz wants a two-year contract to finish off his career.
"Hopefully this is my last, man, my last year trying to prove people wrong,'' he said.
Manager Bobby Valentine agreed with Ortiz that Boston can sometimes be a difficult place to play. But good players, he said, find a way to deal with it.
"It's tough,'' Valentine said. "David handles it as well as anyone I've ever seen. Might have caught him on a bad day today.''
• Tonight's matchup: It's Jurrjens (0-2, 9.37 ERA) vs. Red Sox lefty Jon Lester (4-4, 4.53 ERA).
Jurrjens returns after two months in Triple-A, where he was sent after struggling mightily in four April starts. Since going 12-3 with a 1.87 ERA in 12 starts before the 2011 All-Star break, Jurrjens is 1-5 with a 6.87 ERA in his past 11 major league starts. His only two starts vs. Boston were in 2009, and he went 0-1 with a 3.14 ERA and quality starts in both. He gave up eight hits and two earned runs in 6-1/3 innings at Fenway Park, with six strikeouts and one walk.
Lester is 1-1 with a 5.64 ERA in his past five starts, despite having 33 strikeouts with seven walks in 30-1/3 innings. Four of those five were at Fenway Park, where he is 1-2 with a 5.98 ERA in seven starts, compared to 3-2 with a 3.28 ERA in seven road starts.
Lester won his only start against the Braves, allowing five hits and one run in six innings. The only Braves with more than three at-bats against him are Dan Uggla (2-for-5 with a homer) and Matt Diaz (2-for-6). Diaz is 8-for-19 with a double and a homer in six games at Fenway, and Eric Hinske has a .276 average with nine homers, 46 RBIs and an .830 OPS in 108 games (333 at-bats) at Fenway. Of course, he was so much younger then, he's older than that now….
• Let's close with a classic from Boston's own Pixies, which you can hear by clicking here.
"MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN" by the Pixies
There was a guy
An under water guy who controlled the sea
Got killed by ten million pounds of sludge
From New York and New Jersey
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
The creature in the sky
Got sucked in a hole
Now there's a hole in the sky
And the ground's not cold
And if the ground's not cold
Everything is gonna burn
We'll all take turns, I'll get mine too
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
Rock me Joseph, Alberto, Santiago
If Man is five, if Man is five, if Man is five
Then the Devil is six, then the Devil is six
The Devil is six, the Devil is six and if the Devil is six
Then God is seven , then God is seven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
This monkey's gone to Heaven
June 22nd, 2012
2:46 pm
Not the backside!!!!
June 22nd, 2012
2:48 pm
Lester own us™
June 22nd, 2012
2:49 pm
Go Braves, and Go JJ (though I'm not expecting much from him)
June 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
thanks David
June 22nd, 2012
2:51 pm
Thanks for the new Blog, Chief.
Hey, BMac's 9-22 with 5 Doubles and 4 RBI in 6 games at Fenway—maybe he cann re-get-back-on-track starting tonight…
June 22nd, 2012
2:52 pm
What is the weather forecast for Boston tonight. Line of severe thunderstorms heading into the Berkshires right now and NY area under threat of severe weather until 9 PM.
June 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
I know Brian. it just feels like Angels have jumped ahead of Rangers since Trout joined the team, if you listen to ESPN.
ESPN trumped it's Mike Trout love last night with their College World Series coverage. I think their Michael Roth coverage took man-crushing to an all new level. I'll bet [and I'm not exaggerating] they probably showed a close-up of him at least 40-50 times if not more, and he wasn't even pitching in the game! It seemed like his name was mentioned and his face was on the screen between every other pitch. The lusting was so thick and heavy, I'm pretty sure Orel Hershiser might be pregnant now.
June 22nd, 2012
2:54 pm
That's a clown question, bro.
June 22nd, 2012
2:55 pm
Hope Fredi keeps JJ on a short leash. Every game is important and none are worth using as a lab experiment.
June 22nd, 2012
2:56 pm
New Jersey woman who was struck in the face with a baseball at a Little League game is suing the young catcher who threw it
June 22nd, 2012
2:57 pm
You mean I'm not it any more?
June 22nd, 2012
2:58 pm
keep him out there all night and let them score 22 runs off him. that'll teach him to get hurt and not workout and whine all the time. show him who's boss with some authoritative urgency
June 22nd, 2012
2:58 pm
Big game from JJ tonight….. go braves!!!!
June 22nd, 2012
2:59 pm
What is the weather forecast for Boston tonight. Line of severe thunderstorms heading into the Berkshires right now and NY area under threat of severe weather until 9 PM.
According to the National Weather Service….
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain.
June 22nd, 2012
2:59 pm
I guess I'd be happy if JJ gives us 5 innings and we're still in the game when we start going to the 'pen. Might as well use all of those guys as needed this weekend, since we have another blasted off-day Monday…
June 22nd, 2012
3:00 pm
suing a little league catcher? is this nut related to the woman who sued McDs cause she spilled hot coffee on herself? FCOL
June 22nd, 2012
3:00 pm
The lusting was so thick and heavy, I'm pretty sure Orel Hershiser might be pregnant now. _ Hillbilly
Perhaps he can talk with Tomahawkin about midwifing
June 22nd, 2012
3:01 pm
keep him out there all night and let them score 22 runs off him. that'll teach him to get hurt and not workout and whine all the time. show him who's boss with some authoritative urgency
Only if the Braves are down alot and being no-hit or something, otherwise it doesn't seem worth it to "cost" the team a game to teach this whining clown a lesson….
June 22nd, 2012
3:01 pm
that slut Tomahawkin get pregnant too?
June 22nd, 2012
3:02 pm
Hey Good Folks.
Real interesting game setting up here.
Hope JJ is back and can give us 6 good innings.
I love how Jason is making solid contact over the last 4-5 games.
Harper – No, you are still "it". And will be until Gattis arrives.
June 22nd, 2012
3:02 pm
Good blog, DOB.
June 22nd, 2012
3:03 pm
Needless to say, huge game for JJ. If he blows it big-time, would have to assume Medlen or Teheran will get consideration for future starts…
June 22nd, 2012
3:03 pm
New Jersey woman who was struck in the face with a baseball at a Little League game is suing the young catcher who threw it
Oh my GOD!!! WOW! Really? Some people…… I would like to throw…. never mind, it'd be wrong
June 22nd, 2012
3:03 pm
We got a lineup. Diaz in there in left, Martin at 3B.
June 22nd, 2012
3:03 pm
Chippa DHin'.
June 22nd, 2012
3:04 pm
Tomahawkin is pregnant? Don't know about that, but he is a slut.
You can take that to the bank.
June 22nd, 2012
3:05 pm
JJ goes 6, gives up 4 hits 1 run and the Braves lose 1-0
June 22nd, 2012
3:05 pm
we have another blasted off-day Monday
i won't complain about monday off-days considering team's record on mondays…
June 22nd, 2012
3:05 pm
Hey, sluts need lovin' too. Albeit a different kind…
June 22nd, 2012
3:06 pm
cricket – I think the Braves have taken off every Monday this season.
June 22nd, 2012
3:07 pm
Good point, cricket. But I'd still like to take a shot at breaking that streak.
June 22nd, 2012
3:07 pm
Tomahawkin lusts after more players than any 10 baseball Annies combined
June 22nd, 2012
3:07 pm
6/22/12 Braves Lineup:
1. Michael Bourn (L) CF
2. Martin Prado (R) 3B
3. Brian McCann (L) C
4. Dan Uggla (R) 2B
5. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
6. Chipper Jones (S) DH
7. Jason Heyward (L) RF
8. Matt Diaz (R) LF
9. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
June 22nd, 2012
3:07 pm
Haven't read all the way through, but according to Braves.com, we are only 4 games behind the Nats, DOB.
June 22nd, 2012
3:07 pm
DOB funning on twitter thingy
No. Not that kinda crowd. RT @BevyGood: @ajcbraves In Boston w/ 4 girls going to game ! If we wear our Braves shirts, we won't get beat up?
June 22nd, 2012
3:10 pm
Needless to say, huge game for JJ. If he blows it big-time, would have to assume Medlen or Teheran will get consideration for future starts…
Which is why part of me wants him to blow up, wrong as it is.
JJ goes 6, gives up 4 hits 1 run and the Braves lose 1-0
Not happening, I predicted it on old blog
June 22nd, 2012
3:11 pm
McCann bat 3rd great at least 2 ground into dp.
June 22nd, 2012
3:12 pm
From the previous blog which had 2,707 comments, nolie led the way with 217 posts. There were 186 different poster names. Here are the Top 25:
Rank Poster Frequency
1 nolie 217
2 Efrim 151
3 Ease 136
4 NickB 102
5 jeffrey d 93
6 TheOnlyBravesFan 89
7 Bat Masterson 80
8 CraZy 67
9 ncscoots 61
10 The A Bomb 55
11 BravesQueen 54
12 ChattTownBrian 48
13 McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô: 48
14 Lew 43
15 bravesgrl4life 42
16 Brava 40
17 David O'Brien 40
18 Shaun 40
19 cabravesfan 40
20 CaptMudd 39
21 George Stein 38
22 Tomahawkin 38
23 richbrave 37
24 Jimmy 34
25 Woody Woodward 34
June 22nd, 2012
3:12 pm
June 22nd, 2012
3:13 pm
JJ pitching well would be the best thing for the Braves regardless of any personal feelings toward him.
June 22nd, 2012
3:13 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan steadily marching towards becoming to JJJ what Robert is to Bobby and what Jerry seems to have become to Uggla
June 22nd, 2012
3:13 pm
Anybody know where Bryce Harper is from? I ask because Harper is my maiden name.
June 22nd, 2012
3:14 pm
June 22nd, 2012
3:14 pm
Was the kid's name Owen Meany?
June 22nd, 2012
3:14 pm
If JJ pitches well, that either means he is helpful for the Braves winning games going forward, or he gets a better return in a trade. Bat is right…it can only be a good thing.
June 22nd, 2012
3:16 pm
Say a prayer for him
June 22nd, 2012
3:16 pm
"JJ pitching well would be the best thing for the Braves regardless of any personal feelings toward him."
You're right, Bat. And if he pitches well, it increases his value as a piece in some sort of a trade. I still say we need another bat off the bench…
June 22nd, 2012
3:17 pm
i like that lineup very much.
June 22nd, 2012
3:20 pm
Bat is right…it can only be a good thing.
Maybe, but he's done nothing to show that he can be that pitcher we need. He's been very inconsistent. If he pitches well tonight, then he'll likely get another 3-4 starts no matter how bad he's been. That scares me. Though I want him to pitch well, him pitching poorly might makes our situation much easier.
TheOnlyBravesFan steadily marching towards becoming to JJJ what Robert is to Bobby and what Jerry seems to have become to Uggla
I don't hate JJ, but at least Bobby and Uggla didn't whine. Uggla even said he'd boo himself, he was disappointed in himself. All JJ has done is whine and be inconsistent in AAA.
June 22nd, 2012
3:20 pm
McFann, as much as I would like to see Brian get untracked at Fenway this weekend (he's actually been a bit better as of late), it is ENORMOUSLY critical that JJ have a nice outing.
And by nice I mean six innings with less than 4 runs allowed. If that happens, I will be a very happy camper!
June 22nd, 2012
3:21 pm
Ah the Pixies! When the subject of really deep lyrical thought comes up in conversation, their name will not be uttered. Never have to worry about them winning a Wurlitzer for lyrics.
June 22nd, 2012
3:21 pm
Anybody know where Bryce Harper is from? I ask because Harper is my maiden name.
Well, he was born in Las Vegas…
i like that lineup very much.
Me too, and I'm sure MFin does too. Our DH isn't hitting 9th!!!
June 22nd, 2012
3:23 pm
I'm cool with grass. You oughta see my lawn too.
June 22nd, 2012
3:24 pm
bravesgirl4life – Las Vegas
June 22nd, 2012
3:25 pm
They already call the game?
June 22nd, 2012
3:25 pm
Lineup -I'd like to swap McCann and Heyward.
June 22nd, 2012
3:26 pm
we gotta adopt this phrase here – "Bob's your uncle there."
Hendriks is the Twins' reigning minor league pitcher of the year, which makes his struggles all the more discouraging, but the right-hander from Australia at least says really Australian things to reporters after his ugly outings:
Coming out to the game, I feel prepared. I've thrown well in warmups. And I get out to the game, and something changes. I give up a couple, I start getting into a groove and I start getting that little aggressiveness back. I need to start that from the get-go. It's just one of those things, I throw well in a couple, and I just hang a pitch, and Bob's your uncle there.
June 22nd, 2012
3:26 pm
I'm for Iowa, almost heaven.
June 22nd, 2012
3:26 pm
And if he pitches well, it increases his value as a piece in some sort of a trade
But who's really gonna take on JJ in any trade (even as a throw-in) based on 1-3 decent MLB starts, some mediocre AAA starts, and especially with his injury record? I don't get it. Especially since he would be owed the prorated portion of 5mil…
June 22nd, 2012
3:27 pm
Okay, not likely he's related. Thank God, I can continue to dislike him.
June 22nd, 2012
3:27 pm
At least this time the DH is not batting 9th.
Consistent with Braves inconsistency, having taken 2/3 from a first place team it would then seem logical they would lose 2/3 against last place team. But there is nothing logical about Braves season so far thus they could sweep Bosox unless they get swept instead.
June 22nd, 2012
3:28 pm
cricket – When I lived in England (USAF), I heard "And Bob's your Uncle" alot.
Very common phrase over there.
June 22nd, 2012
3:29 pm
From all blogs this year which totals 162,878 comments, nolie led the way with 7,720 posts. There were 3,359 different poster names. Here are the Top 100:
Rank Poster Frequency Percent Cumulative_%
1 nolie 7,720 4.7 4.7
2 cabravesfan 6,359 3.9 8.6
3 Venice Jim 5,829 3.6 12.2
4 phil 4,148 2.5 14.8
5 Lew 3,092 1.9 16.7
6 Bat Masterson 2,990 1.8 18.5
7 Efrim 2,812 1.7 20.2
8 VaBravesFan 2,803 1.7 22.0
9 ncscoots 2,681 1.6 23.6
10 ChattTownBrian (CTB) 2,416 1.5 25.1
11 David O'Brien 2,413 1.5 26.6
12 Ward 2,384 1.5 28.0
13 Murph 2,367 1.5 29.5
14 tiger297 2,321 1.4 30.9
15 richbrave 2,303 1.4 32.3
16 TheOnlyBravesFan 2,266 1.4 33.7
17 brian 2,114 1.3 35.0
19 Tomahawkin 1,817 1.1 37.3
20 jeffrey d 1,816 1.1 38.5
21 count_schemula 1,605 1.0 39.4
22 Ease 1,537 0.9 40.4
23 Brava 1,520 0.9 41.3
24 raleighbravefan 1,507 0.9 42.2
25 bravesgrl4life 1,505 0.9 43.2
26 MFin04 1,467 0.9 44.1
27 JasonInFL 1,455 0.9 45.0
28 Disgusted 1,406 0.9 45.8
29 George 1,394 0.9 46.7
30 CraZy 1,393 0.9 47.5
31 TennesseePaul 1,331 0.8 48.4
32 McFann :Ô: :Ô: 1,324 0.8 49.2
33 noleee 1,318 0.8 50.0
34 abeeewright 1,305 0.8 50.8
35 Shaun 1,267 0.8 51.6
36 Jerry 1,252 0.8 52.3
37 The A Bomb 1,239 0.8 53.1
38 kenhotlanta 1,129 0.7 53.8
39 Trey 1,079 0.7 54.4
41 Tom O'Hawke 1,062 0.7 55.7
42 Sopheee 1,044 0.6 56.4
43 CaptMudd 1,020 0.6 57.0
44 Brian from SC 999 0.6 57.6
45 Jimmy 985 0.6 58.2
46 JC Brave 951 0.6 58.8
47 Mixxo 947 0.6 59.4
48 cricket 944 0.6 60.0
49 keylargo 923 0.6 60.5
50 Jeff R 903 0.6 61.1
51 Soph 859 0.5 61.6
52 uga-brave 835 0.5 62.1
53 Ray 802 0.5 62.6
54 Lawton 798 0.5 63.1
55 MIBravesFan 784 0.5 63.6
56 Woody Woodward 771 0.5 64.1
57 J-Man 723 0.4 64.5
58 Tomahawk Mafia 719 0.4 65.0
59 Coach (2012 Fredi's beisbol fandang 692 0.4 65.4
60 Bay Area Steve 690 0.4 65.8
62 njbraves 684 0.4 66.6
63 Tomahawkin (The Godfather) 672 0.4 67.1
64 ncgary 662 0.4 67.5
66 Frankie Wren 648 0.4 68.3
67 ncbravesfan90 644 0.4 68.7
68 Hugo Z Hackenbush 643 0.4 69.1
69 TNScott 621 0.4 69.4
70 McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô: 620 0.4 69.8
72 Arkansas Transplant 576 0.4 70.5
73 ray k 560 0.3 70.9
74 Ralph 555 0.3 71.2
75 Fols 547 0.3 71.6
76 Mitchell 524 0.3 71.9
77 JNick 522 0.3 72.2
78 Hillbilly 512 0.3 72.5
79 Kat 498 0.3 72.8
80 Bravefaninok 490 0.3 73.1
81 BFChris27 481 0.3 73.4
82 Veer 477 0.3 73.7
83 Snotboogie 462 0.3 74.0
85 Nick 454 0.3 74.5
86 flange1 446 0.3 74.8
87 McFann O O o 445 0.3 75.1
88 stizz 438 0.3 75.4
89 monty 432 0.3 75.6
90 Jake W. 424 0.3 75.9
91 Juan 424 0.3 76.1
92 Couch Tater 419 0.3 76.4
93 Rick 398 0.2 76.7
94 ChrisfromSacramento,Ca 396 0.2 76.9
95 Moe Berg 366 0.2 77.1
96 jeffrey doo doo 361 0.2 77.3
97 Mister Frisky 354 0.2 77.6
98 MiaBchBravesFan 349 0.2 77.8
99 Fish Bisch 348 0.2 78.0
100 ChattTownBrian 339 0.2 78.2
Top poster by blog post date:
Date Poster Frequency Percent
02JAN2012 Efrim 429 9.1
10JAN2012 Efrim 307 7.3
17JAN2012 cabravesfan 245 6.5
23JAN2012 nolie 308 6.9
03FEB2012 cabravesfan 253 6.8
11FEB2012 nolie 223 9.5
16FEB2012 cabravesfan 159 8.7
21FEB2012 nolie 101 9.3
23FEB2012 Lew 78 5.7
25FEB2012 nolie 174 16.1
27FEB2012 cabravesfan 183 10.8
29FEB2012 cabravesfan 188 10.9
03MAR2012 Venice Jim 81 4.9
05MAR2012 Venice Jim 302 21.4
07MAR2012 Venice Jim 191 16.8
08MAR2012 Venice Jim 176 20.1
09MAR2012 Venice Jim 210 31.6
10MAR2012 Rick 79 6.5
12MAR2012 abeeewright 107 7.6
14MAR2012 Venice Jim 159 10.6
16MAR2012 Tomahawkin 114 7.8
18MAR2012 Venice Jim 176 9.5
21MAR2012 Venice Jim 161 23.5
22MAR2012 Venice Jim 159 15.4
23MAR2012 Venice Jim 306 13.4
27MAR2012 Venice Jim 310 15.9
29MAR2012 Venice Jim 448 14.5
02APR2012 Venice Jim 109 11.9
03APR2012 noleee 87 6.5
05APR2012 phil 103 4.1
07APR2012 Tomahawkin 208 6.6
09APR2012 Tomahawkin 96 4.1
10APR2012 ChrisfromSacramento,Ca 85 4.2
11APR2012 phil 163 7.0
13APR2012 JasonInFL 93 5.0
14APR2012 nolie 172 6.6
16APR2012 nolie 80 6.4
17APR2012 phil 54 5.0
18APR2012 cabravesfan 74 4.5
19APR2012 cabravesfan 104 6.8
20APR2012 cabravesfan 104 8.3
21APR2012 nolie 240 9.2
23APR2012 count_schemula 131 6.5
24APR2012 cabravesfan 104 5.8
27APR2012 nolie 162 7.9
29APR2012 JasonInFL 64 6.6
30APR2012 phil 80 7.5
01MAY2012 nolie 64 3.9
02MAY2012 VaBravesFan 90 4.1
03MAY2012 nolie 38 5.0
04MAY2012 JasonInFL 115 8.1
05MAY2012 nolie 227 9.2
07MAY2012 nolie 129 7.8
08MAY2012 nolie 121 10.3
09MAY2012 TheOnlyBravesFan 112 5.4
11MAY2012 nolie 142 6.5
13MAY2012 nolie 143 9.6
14MAY2012 phil 68 5.5
15MAY2012 nolie 81 7.2
16MAY2012 TheOnlyBravesFan 105 6.8
17MAY2012 nolie 116 7.2
18MAY2012 nolie 147 11.2
19MAY2012 nolie 123 7.0
21MAY2012 nolie 74 4.9
22MAY2012 J-Man 83 6.9
23MAY2012 phil 74 6.2
24MAY2012 TheOnlyBravesFan 116 8.0
25MAY2012 TheOnlyBravesFan 100 5.9
26MAY2012 nolie 119 8.9
27MAY2012 TheOnlyBravesFan 96 6.0
28MAY2012 nolie 62 4.2
29MAY2012 phil 95 6.2
30MAY2012 nolie 201 8.3
01JUN2012 nolie 159 9.0
03JUN2012 Efrim 156 5.8
05JUN2012 Efrim 75 5.9
06JUN2012 nolie 127 9.1
07JUN2012 nolie 120 6.4
08JUN2012 JNick 119 6.4
09JUN2012 nolie 94 8.7
10JUN2012 Brava 45 3.5
11JUN2012 nolie 165 8.5
12JUN2012 TheOnlyBravesFan 91 3.5
13JUN2012 TheOnlyBravesFan 174 6.9
15JUN2012 TheOnlyBravesFan 94 6.0
16JUN2012 nolie 167 6.0
18JUN2012 Efrim 84 4.5
19JUN2012 Efrim 91 4.3
20JUN2012 nolie 217 8.0
June 22nd, 2012
3:29 pm
Okay, not likely he's related. Thank God, I can continue to dislike him.
are you claiming to like all your relatives?
June 22nd, 2012
3:31 pm
Wow. 45th for the year. don't really know if that is good or not.
June 22nd, 2012
3:31 pm
All JJ has done is whine and be inconsistent in AAA.
Yeah, that's what I took from everything Fredi, Wren and Dave Brundage have said about how JJ went about his business in AAA.
It's so easy to distinguish whining when reading what someone has to say. Like say, your whining about JJ.
June 22nd, 2012
3:32 pm
MiaBchBravesFan (he's actually been a bit better as of late)
Yeah…he had a real good series against the Yankees @ Turner Field, and his first game against Baltimore was really good…but now he's 1 for his last 16 again…
it is ENORMOUSLY critical that JJ have a nice outing.
Yes…but can't he do that if BMac has a good series?…I mean, you sorta made it sound like we have to pick one or the other and can't have both…
June 22nd, 2012
3:32 pm
Seems to me some of the Red Sox folks bought in to some of the drama and narrative from the media, whereas Theo and members of his front office weren't afraid to go right at it with the media and some of their BS, and that seemed to cut off a lot of the nonsense before it entered the clubhouse.
June 22nd, 2012
3:32 pm
Dude…that's crazy. Do you have an automatic way of tabulating that?
June 22nd, 2012
3:33 pm
bravesgirl4life- You (and everyone on here) would like him if he were a Brave. That applies to all players…except Nick Swisher.
And Barry Bonds.
June 22nd, 2012
3:34 pm
That's the trouble with the Turtles—their mood-swings totally screw with my chances at the top spot for the year…
June 22nd, 2012
3:34 pm
What David Ross really said is that our bench is pitiful…and he's right. Placing the caveat of "when Chipper's in the lineup" should not be said with a straight face.
June 22nd, 2012
3:34 pm
TOBF—A couple of decent starts, and I guarantee there's another team or two willing to take a chance on him. Pitching is always a hot commodity at the trade deadline…
June 22nd, 2012
3:34 pm
Okay, not likely he's related. Thank God, I can continue to dislike him.
are you claiming to like all your relatives?
16 TheOnlyBravesFan 2,266 1.4 33.7
16th for being a new guy, not really posting until March? Nice!
June 22nd, 2012
3:35 pm
I'm for Iowa, almost heaven.
I thought that was West Virginia…
June 22nd, 2012
3:37 pm
Program used to tabulate all blog posts by poster name.
June 22nd, 2012
3:37 pm
Yes…but can't he do that if BMac has a good series?…I mean, you sorta made it sound like we have to pick one or the other and can't have both…
Nope…. we've got to push all our energy on one task… I pick JJ
bravesgirl4life- You (and everyone on here) would like him if he were a Brave. That applies to all players…except Nick Swisher.
And Barry Bonds.
And A-Roid, Russel Martin, Escobar, and Fielder (he's fat!)
June 22nd, 2012
3:38 pm
So bored of the Braves bein streaky…I made this hilarious off topic video to calm me down.
June 22nd, 2012
3:39 pm
By the way, I read where Bryce Harper has apply for a trademark on his phrase "That's a clown question, bro."
I've read remarks on here that top that and should be trademarked.
No Hanna Rule comes to mind.
June 22nd, 2012
3:40 pm
cricket Bob's your uncle there.
what does it mean? can you explain it?
June 22nd, 2012
3:40 pm
and Fielder (he's fat!)
so are 2/3rd of american adults..
is victorino out of doghouse? especially since he's a free agent OF after the season?
June 22nd, 2012
3:40 pm
Anyone that thinks the Braves could get anything of value for JJ after two good starts is nuts. Do ya not think other teams would be wondering why a pitching hungry team like the Braves would be trading him in the first place? Especially with Beachy down. So we're in the market for a starting P yet we're also looking to deal JJ? Yeah, no red flag there.
Fact is JJ is not and will not be a tradeable commodity. If he pitches well (which is doubtful) then we'll keep him.
June 22nd, 2012
3:41 pm
Love the lineup, I know Martin loves playing 3rd, give Chipper's legs a rest, Matty gets to play. I can't stand Bobby Valentine, would LOVE to beat him and those Sox. Let's go JJ and Braves, go get'em!
June 22nd, 2012
3:42 pm
Lucky number 13 for the year thus far… go me!
The only thing more retarded than a woman suing an 11 year old is the fact that Fredi continues to bat BMac 3rd.
Anyone have an 11 year old that they can get to sue Fredi?
June 22nd, 2012
3:42 pm
cricket is victorino out of doghouse?
No. As far as I'm concerned, he and Russell Martin own the place…
June 22nd, 2012
3:43 pm
is victorino out of doghouse? especially since he's a free agent OF after the season?
Not for me…. also since he's 32/33, I don't want to sign him for 3-4 years. Would rather use Cunningham.
So we're in the market for a starting P yet we're also looking to deal JJ? Yeah, no red flag there.
Fact is JJ is not and will not be a tradeable commodity. If he pitches well (which is doubtful) then we'll keep him.
Kinda agree. If we need pitching, and he does well, he's it. No need for a trade. No GM has to be that stupid. JJ isn't a pre-arb player that you just roll the dice on….
June 22nd, 2012
3:44 pm
DAP – it basically means "And there you have it". That pitcher explained that he got hit, got back in groove and regained confidence but then hung a pitch "And there you have it" (and Bob's your uncle there)
June 22nd, 2012
3:44 pm
cricket Bob's your uncle there.
what does it mean? can you explain it?
First search for it and I get:
"And there you have it"
June 22nd, 2012
3:46 pm
Bob's your Uncle, Aussie for your a great guy. I think.
June 22nd, 2012
3:46 pm
cricket it basically means "And there you have it".
hm….welp, Bob's your Uncle, there.
(did i do it right?)
June 22nd, 2012
3:47 pm
Almost heaven, northern iowa
Golden wheatfields, Maquoketa River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the cornfields, blowing like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
Des Moines Iowa, Great Plains Mama
Take me home, country roads
June 22nd, 2012
3:47 pm
chc4—I've been called worse than nuts. While we can always use another pitcher, I don't know that we're "pitching hungry". We've still got Teheran and Medlen as starting options, and bullpen help is always available at the deadline. And I still hope to see Moylan back at some point. Point is, we may or may not trade him. But I wouldn't assume there wouldn't be any suitors…
June 22nd, 2012
3:48 pm
Frediot takes the "alternating lefties and righties" in the lineup thing way too seriously. McCann should be batting further down. I wonder if he'll brinf Gearrin to face a lefty power hitter like Ortiz in a clutch moment. Can't wait!
June 22nd, 2012
3:48 pm
!From all blogs this year which totals 162,878 comments, nolie led the way with 7,720 posts. There were 3,359 different poster names. Here are the Top 100:
Wow that's a cry out for GET A HOBBY!
I'm going jogging now.
Go Braves
June 22nd, 2012
3:50 pm
I remember Bob;s Your Uncle to mean you have it made or nothing to worry about.
Supposedly, some years ago someone's Uncle Robert was a MP and the nephew keep getting out of trouble because of his Uncle.
That's what was explained to me many years ago.
Kinda like, to solve thelack of scoring issue – Move Heyward to the 3 spot, McCann to the sixth hole, and Bob's your Uncle.
June 22nd, 2012
3:50 pm
Boy was I wrong, we even had a place here called "Bob's Your Uncle". It said what it means in the menu. Guess I never read that.
June 22nd, 2012
3:52 pm
Powderfinger — We are absolutely pitching hungry. If Wren & company had any faith in Teheran right now he'd be pitching tonight. It's not like JJ earned this call-up based on his performance at Gwinnett. Medlen is our best bet but even with him I don't think our rotation is good enough to win over the long haul. If the bullpen were lights out it *might* be different but we're even leaky down there now with Venters being such a mess.
June 22nd, 2012
3:54 pm
best kinda grass you can grow is the kind you can smoke….
June 22nd, 2012
3:55 pm
Our main problem has been lack of consistent hitting, due mainly to injuries. Score more runs, and the pitching we have will be sufficient.