Comments on: I miss Ted and crappy baseball http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/02/20/i-miss-ted-and-crappy-baseball/ Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: james http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/02/20/i-miss-ted-and-crappy-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-15561 james Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:07:28 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3241#comment-15561 crackwilding, did you live in baltimore??? crackwilding, did you live in baltimore???

]]> By: jbaker232 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/02/20/i-miss-ted-and-crappy-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-15560 jbaker232 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:12:42 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3241#comment-15560 The Braves have always been more of the South's baseball team than Atlanta's baseball team (See this map for an accurate depiction: http://www.unitedcountriesofbaseball.com/) I still have many friends that live in small towns all over Georgia and neighboring states that follow them religiously. This franchise still has a lot of steam left and is miles ahead in popularity compared to the other sports in town (Thrashers, anyone?). The Braves still have some marketable stars in Chipper, McCann, and Francoeur and are making some good changes to the pitching rotation this year. I would like to see a return to the early 90's model of top tier pitching. The Braves have always been more of the South’s baseball team than Atlanta’s baseball team (See this map for an accurate depiction: http://www.unitedcountriesofbaseball.com/) I still have many friends that live in small towns all over Georgia and neighboring states that follow them religiously. This franchise still has a lot of steam left and is miles ahead in popularity compared to the other sports in town (Thrashers, anyone?). The Braves still have some marketable stars in Chipper, McCann, and Francoeur and are making some good changes to the pitching rotation this year. I would like to see a return to the early 90′s model of top tier pitching.

]]> By: bking http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/02/20/i-miss-ted-and-crappy-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-15558 bking Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:06:36 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3241#comment-15558 Well whoopee for you. Well whoopee for you.

]]> By: crackwilding http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/02/20/i-miss-ted-and-crappy-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-15557 crackwilding Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:20:36 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3241#comment-15557 I don't doubt that there are people here that love the Braves, but I still don't get a city that leaves seats empty during postseason games. I lived for many years in a city (starts with a B) where, on any night during the season you can pick out a total stranger, ask them who won and chances are you'll get the correct answer. That's what I miss. Postseason atmosphere in a game against a cellar-dweller in mid-April. Raucous crowds for six blocks around the ballpark. I miss that. Maybe things were different around here in the 90s. I don't know, but out of four major league cities and two minor-league towns I've lived in, Atlanta is pretty much the most un-baseball of all them. Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of things about Atlanta. But to me it's really no surprise that Junior chose Seattle. I still can't figure out how D-Lowe wound up here. I don’t doubt that there are people here that love the Braves, but I still don’t get a city that leaves seats empty during postseason games. I lived for many years in a city (starts with a B) where, on any night during the season you can pick out a total stranger, ask them who won and chances are you’ll get the correct answer. That’s what I miss. Postseason atmosphere in a game against a cellar-dweller in mid-April. Raucous crowds for six blocks around the ballpark. I miss that.

Maybe things were different around here in the 90s. I don’t know, but out of four major league cities and two minor-league towns I’ve lived in, Atlanta is pretty much the most un-baseball of all them.

Don’t get me wrong, I like a lot of things about Atlanta. But to me it’s really no surprise that Junior chose Seattle. I still can’t figure out how D-Lowe wound up here.

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