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« Reply #150 on: October 24, 2021, 11:18:09 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 24, 2021, 12:03:47 am
How wonderfully fitting...Atlanta gives an appropriate middle finger to MLB's Commissioner Bob Manfred, while they host the World Series .  .  .

They are trying to find a way to force the Braves to play their home games at Coors Field.
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« Reply #151 on: October 25, 2021, 09:13:19 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 24, 2021, 10:47:32 pm
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Have an honest question for you.  Is the "Tomahawk Chop" chant now piped in through the sound system?

...because I never see the fans doing "The Chop" while it's being 'chanted'.    :laugh:

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It's evolved over the years. For awhile, a guy banging on a huge timpani drum would be displayed on the Jumbotron to start it, then they would play the music through the sound system. Most recently up until 2019 (not counting last year because of no fans), they started it with whistles, then drumbeats, and then trumpets came in for the melody of it, all through the sound system.

As of this year, they quit doing the whistles and the trumpets/melody, and they only do the drumbeats on the sound system.  The fans supply the rest. And the fans start their own chant here and there, without the drumbeat prompts.

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During a pitching change for the opposing team during a late inning, they also turn the lights down and the fans turn on their cell phone lights for the Chop. 
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« Reply #152 on: October 26, 2021, 01:43:24 pm »
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Thanks, @DCPatriot !
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Congrats to your Braves! Enjoy it! And if I may, say this is some good karma for anyone who said boycott Atlanta!
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« Reply #153 on: October 26, 2021, 07:55:24 pm »
Go Braves!
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« Reply #154 on: October 26, 2021, 08:12:09 pm »
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@DCPatriot

During a pitching change for the opposing team during a late inning, they also turn the lights down and the fans turn on their cell phone lights for the Chop.

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It looks magical in the stadium when they do that!

Question: Are you wearing your pearls?

Good luck ... but, I gotta say it! GO STROS!
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« Reply #155 on: October 26, 2021, 08:12:16 pm »
LET'S PLAY BALL!!!!!      :patriot:   :yowsa:
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« Reply #156 on: October 26, 2021, 08:13:21 pm »
1st swing of the 2021 World Series...GONE!!!

1-0 Braves!!   :laugh:
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« Reply #157 on: October 26, 2021, 08:15:31 pm »
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1st swing of the 2021 World Series...GONE!!!

1-0 Braves!!   :laugh:

Loved it
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« Reply #158 on: October 26, 2021, 08:18:33 pm »
2-0 Braves...clutching my pearls
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« Reply #159 on: October 26, 2021, 08:43:07 pm »
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« Reply #160 on: October 26, 2021, 09:02:25 pm »
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Loved it

Hard to believe...they announce that the Lead-Off HR was the 1st time in World Series history that the 1st swing offering ended up going over the fence.
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« Reply #161 on: October 26, 2021, 09:17:16 pm »
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« Reply #162 on: October 26, 2021, 10:10:38 pm »
E-6

Should have been an inning ending DP.
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« Reply #163 on: October 27, 2021, 12:22:14 am »
Congratulations, Braves fans. Nicely done. I'm sorry about Charlie Morton. Yes, he's scary, but I never wanted to see him leave the game with an injury. See y'all tomorrow night. wink777
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« Reply #164 on: October 27, 2021, 12:27:08 am »
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Question: Are you wearing your pearls?

@AllThatJazzZ  You betcha -- every game day in the post season!  (Side note - every night when I clean them before I put them away, I wonder if Joc is taking good care of his.)

Go Braves! I'm thrilled to win Game 1, but heartsick over Charlie Morton.
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« Reply #165 on: October 27, 2021, 01:00:40 am »
Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on October 27, 2021, 12:22:14 am
Congratulations, Braves fans. Nicely done. I'm sorry about Charlie Morton. Yes, he's scary, but I never wanted to see him leave the game with an injury. See y'all tomorrow night. wink777

Morton may be toast.  I think he has a fracture in his tibia or fibula. Someone else is going to have to step it up a notch and pitch Game 4.
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« Reply #166 on: October 27, 2021, 01:03:47 am »
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« Reply #167 on: October 27, 2021, 07:33:30 am »
Twitter map shows only 3 states are rooting for Astros in World Series

An overwhelming number of Americans are rooting for the Atlanta Braves to beat the Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series, according to new Twitter data.

Fans favor the Astros in just three states - Texas, Louisiana, and Delaware - in a map created by Betonline.ag that’s based on over 230,000 geotagged tweets sent out since the World Series matchup was officially set.

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« Reply #168 on: October 27, 2021, 08:02:53 am »
Quote from: Elderberry on October 27, 2021, 07:33:30 am
Twitter map shows only 3 states are rooting for Astros in World Series

An overwhelming number of Americans are rooting for the Atlanta Braves to beat the Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series, according to new Twitter data.

Fans favor the Astros in just three states - Texas, Louisiana, and Delaware - in a map created by Betonline.ag that’s based on over 230,000 geotagged tweets sent out since the World Series matchup was officially set.



Not surprising to me, at all...last laugh etc..

Overall, I believe Americans are sentimental and always root for an 'underdog' when given an opportunity.

Secondly, sports fans are sick and damned tired of the Kaepernick Syndrome, which obviously had infected the Commissioner's Office. 

STOP THE POLITICALIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
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« Reply #169 on: October 27, 2021, 11:04:25 am »
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« Reply #170 on: October 27, 2021, 04:10:22 pm »
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Morton may be toast.  I think he has a fracture in his tibia or fibula. Someone else is going to have to step it up a notch and pitch Game 4.

The Braves are probably screwed if the series goes back to Houston.  Their pen will be exhausted.
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« Reply #171 on: October 27, 2021, 04:51:29 pm »
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« Reply #172 on: October 27, 2021, 04:52:59 pm »
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The Braves are probably screwed if the series goes back to Houston.  Their pen will be exhausted.

Astros in six!
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« Reply #173 on: October 27, 2021, 05:22:00 pm »
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I'm pulling for the Astros! 

Looks like Chris Conroy is, too.
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« Reply #174 on: October 27, 2021, 06:22:10 pm »
Question:

Which one was broken...push-off?  Or landing?
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« Reply #175 on: October 27, 2021, 07:27:18 pm »
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Question:

Which one was broken...push-off?  Or landing?

Push-off fibula
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« Reply #176 on: October 27, 2021, 08:01:17 pm »
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« Reply #177 on: October 27, 2021, 08:23:03 pm »
Quote from: MikePence on October 27, 2021, 04:51:29 pm
I'm pulling for the Astros!  :0001:  I'm a bitter Phillies fan!

Did you boo Mike Schmidt back in the day?
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« Reply #178 on: October 28, 2021, 01:18:36 am »
Quote from: Elderberry on October 27, 2021, 07:33:30 am
Twitter map shows only 3 states are rooting for Astros in World Series

An overwhelming number of Americans are rooting for the Atlanta Braves to beat the Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series, according to new Twitter data.

Fans favor the Astros in just three states - Texas, Louisiana, and Delaware - in a map created by Betonline.ag that’s based on over 230,000 geotagged tweets sent out since the World Series matchup was officially set.



Delaware??! Ewwww..... We reject them and any support they have for our team.



It's so unfortunate about Charlie Morton. Astros fans hold him in the highest regard. I'm sure he knows that -- and that he gets huge respect from the team. I heard 'Tuve in an interview tonight answering the question why he was so ineffective at the plate last night. It's because he's Charlie Morton!

I know the feeling of losing your ace. I was so disappointed when Lance McCullers, Jr. went on the IL several days ago. And, no, it's not just because he's got the best tush in baseball and is a treat to watch. So, if it's any consolation, we're ace-less too.  :shrug:
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« Reply #179 on: October 28, 2021, 01:35:18 am »
Quote from: MikePence on October 27, 2021, 04:51:29 pm
I'm pulling for the Astros!  :0001:  I'm a bitter Phillies fan!

Quote from: MikePence on October 27, 2021, 04:52:59 pm
Astros in six!

@MikePence

You're a brave man, Charlie Brown. It's no cakewalk being an Astros fan. It'll make you tougher because people gonna be hatin' on you.  :yowsa:

I'm with you -- Astros in 6 (because I want to win at home).

For the record, there are 2 individuals I wish the Astros never brought on board: Alex Cora and Carlos Beltran (especially the latter). It's important whom you listen to. There are always those who will pull you down to their level.
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« Reply #180 on: October 28, 2021, 01:56:54 am »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on October 27, 2021, 12:27:08 am
@AllThatJazzZ  You betcha -- every game day in the post season!  (Side note - every night when I clean them before I put them away, I wonder if Joc is taking good care of his.)

Go Braves! I'm thrilled to win Game 1, but heartsick over Charlie Morton.

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I read where someone asked if they were real pearls. He said yes. I think they're a hoot, and such a fun thing for y'all to rally around. Even so, go Stros!!
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« Reply #181 on: October 28, 2021, 12:54:58 pm »
Sorry to see Uncle Charlie Morton get hurt.
He was pivotal in our World Series win in 2017.
A good guy, everyone liked him.
I was hoping the Astros would re-sign him after Tampa Bay let him loose.
He's older now.
I wonder if he will come back?
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« Reply #182 on: October 29, 2021, 11:37:14 pm »
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« Reply #184 on: October 30, 2021, 12:24:57 am »
Braves have to get a heroic performance from the bullpen and steal one of the next two games.  Then Fried or Anderson must pitch deep into the game in Houston.  Fate has been on their side thus far, so you never know.
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« Reply #185 on: October 30, 2021, 06:19:15 am »
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32506422/world-series-2021-why-atlanta-braves-pulled-ian-anderson-no-hit-bid

World Series 2021: Why the Atlanta Braves pulled Ian Anderson from no-hit bid
Tim Keown


ATLANTA -- Here it comes, the ultimate analytics move, another egregious attack on the heart of the game. After five no-hit innings in Game 3 of the World Series, manager Brian Snitker walked toward Ian Anderson in the Braves' dugout and informed his starting pitcher that he was taking him out before he could face the top of the Houston Astros' order for the third time. Gather 'round, all you nerd-haters -- this one was shaping up to be a classic of the genre.

Except the man who made the decision said it was nearly the exact opposite. Snitker, showing he has zero interest in the human condition's bottomless desire for drama, trampled on the storyline not because of a spreadsheet but because of a very human feeling in the pit of his stomach. Anderson would not get his no-hitter, and the world would not get its preferred storyline, and there was a simple reason for that: It just didn't feel right.

more at above link
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« Reply #186 on: October 30, 2021, 10:36:52 am »
Quote from: cato potatoe on October 30, 2021, 12:24:57 am
Braves have to get a heroic performance from the bullpen and steal one of the next two games.



I mean, while we're making a wish list and all, why not?   :laugh:
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« Reply #187 on: October 30, 2021, 12:21:07 pm »
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/architects-of-two-world-series-teams-atlanta-and-houston-at-home-disgraced-and-out-of-the-game/ar-AAQ5Ibv

Article that additonally exonerates former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow.  Brent Strom himself, who had nothing to gain said the following:

He didn't know what was going on'

The Astros still are booed wherever they go on the road, with fans incensed that they used illegal video to steal signs, but all that remains are four position players, a pitcher, and Strom. All are gainfully employed without being punished.

Strom, sitting at the end of the Astros bench, where signs were relayed with the pounding of trash cans, remains convinced that Luhnow is innocent, and never should have been suspended.

“He didn’t know (expletive) what was going on down here,’’ Strom told USA TODAY Sports. “He didn’t know. He didn’t get involved in people’s business. Now, should he have known? I don’t know.

“But I knew more about it than he did. I sat right (expletive) there when I heard it. If anybody should have been (expletive) going out, it should have been me, and not him.

“I was on the pitching side of things, and had nothing to do with that side of of the ball, but I was still part of the team.’’
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I have done quite a bit of research on the scandal, and I have found zero instances of where Luhnow could be incriminated.

And there it is folks why I have basically given up this f'n game.  COB office and team owner prefered making an innocent GM a scapegoat while the criminals walk.  Luhnow built this team and it is now on a run of 3 world series in 5 years.  Jim Crane and Manfred are blowflies and I hope they burn in hell.
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« Reply #188 on: October 30, 2021, 03:59:33 pm »
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Did you boo Mike Schmidt back in the day?

Gosh, mike was before my time. But no, I don't even boo Bryce Harper! I could never boo someone like Mike Schmidt! He is a legend who won a ring around here and put up monster numbers!  I never booed Ryan Howard. I boo people who never show up and play hard for us.
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« Reply #189 on: October 30, 2021, 04:00:33 pm »
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You're a brave man, Charlie Brown. It's no cakewalk being an Astros fan. It'll make you tougher because people gonna be hatin' on you.  :yowsa:

I'm with you -- Astros in 6 (because I want to win at home).

For the record, there are 2 individuals I wish the Astros never brought on board: Alex Cora and Carlos Beltran (especially the latter). It's important whom you listen to. There are always those who will pull you down to their level.


Thank you, Your Astros! Have reminded me of my Phillies from the past decade! Five straight playoffs,  Four straight division titles, two world series appearances! They are a great organization! And we Philly sports fans have been known to be villains, so this is familiar territory to me!
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« Reply #190 on: October 30, 2021, 04:22:14 pm »
https://twitter.com/stephapstein/status/1454502641766174720?t=tgnI0bPV3SnXg9u4xSQS_Q&s=19



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Breaking (literally): Joc Pederson’s necklace snapped last night. His jeweler is flying to Atlanta today with a replacement.
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« Reply #191 on: October 30, 2021, 04:22:46 pm »
If Trump attends tonight's game, I'm hoping for a big "Let's Go, Brandon" (or the corollary, FJB) cheer.
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« Reply #192 on: October 30, 2021, 04:23:41 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on October 30, 2021, 04:22:46 pm
If Trump attends tonight's game, I'm hoping for a big "Let's Go, Brandon" (or the corollary, FJB) cheer.

I read earlier that the "Let's Go Brandon" banner that the Gettr guy has been doing will be flying over the stadium tonight.
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« Reply #193 on: October 30, 2021, 04:45:26 pm »
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Breaking (literally): Joc Pederson’s necklace snapped last night. His jeweler is flying to Atlanta today with a replacement.

What is the story behind the pearls?
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« Reply #195 on: October 30, 2021, 05:04:42 pm »
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What is the story behind the pearls?


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Pederson has been evasive as to the inspiration behind his new fashion statement. On various occasions he has said, “I just saw the pearls and I was, like, you know what? That looks cool;” that there is no story, he’s just “a bad bitch;” and, “It’s a mystery for everyone. They’ll never know.”

https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/10/23/joc-pederson-pearls
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« Reply #196 on: October 30, 2021, 05:10:15 pm »
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Come on..., you know it's because gold chains were already culturally appropriated.

So Pederson went and grabbed some pearls, because no Latino or African-American would be caught dead wearing pearls.

Uh...do I need a sarcasm tag here for anybody?   :laugh:
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« Reply #197 on: October 30, 2021, 05:49:44 pm »
Well I love the pearls..it is my birthstone for June...so I always wear them.

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« Reply #198 on: October 30, 2021, 05:55:19 pm »
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Well I love the pearls..it is my birthstone for June...so I always wear them.

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Love the gimmick.  I wonder if they take turns wearing them after they hit a HR?
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« Reply #199 on: October 30, 2021, 06:36:22 pm »
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Love the gimmick.  I wonder if they take turns wearing them after they hit a HR?

My guess, like yours is that he wanted something different than gold chains...lol
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