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Bobby Cox's last ejection. Link to original article is right there. I thought it was pretty funny.

RichmondBraves — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:21:01 -0000

Bobby Cox's last ejection. Link to original article is right there. I thought it was pretty funny.

The Obligatory "Jake Delhomme" Post

RichmondBraves — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:48:00 -0000

This is my first post on this blog btw. Jake played bad, obviously. He played bad against the Cardinals in the playoffs, and he played bad today against the Eagles. Was the offensive line bad? Oh, without question. Were the recievers bad? Sure. Does that mean Jake didn't play badly? Absolutely not. Does that mean Jake sucks and should be fired?

Nope.

People have short memories. Fans have even shorter memories. I have a few "fair-weather" Panther's fan friends who are calling for Jake's head. I'm as mad as they are by his performance, but I remember that it's only two games. Maybe he's hurt, maybe there's something going on in his life, or maybe he just had a bad game. Maybe the Eagles' defense is just some amazing juggernaut who is going to do this to everybody.

Don't forget what Jake Delhomme has done for this team. Don't forget what he did for this franchise, or where he took us. (Also, show Stephen Davis all your love for the rest of your life, he really did get us through that season, I don't care how bad he may be now). Jake Delhomme is a great 4th quarter QB, historically, and he's been a great Panther. Give him a couple more bad performances before you throw him under the bus.

Discuss.

Also, MichaelProcton, it's amazing how we like all the same teams.

15 lies Braves fans told themselves

RichmondBraves — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:58:31 -0000

It's been a rough year, and a very teasing one at that. From well below .500 to 3 GB of the Wild Card, and on our way back to .500 again. Of course there were the pessimists, like me, who didn't feel like the Braves were ready for a run anyways. Then there were the optimists, the ones who brought up our great rotation and good young bats. Where the Braves actually are, to be honest, is somewhere between those two trains of thought.

But then there were the liars, the one's who had a sense of hope beyond fathomable levels. Here's the top 15 lies they told.

#15. "Man Bobby needs to start using Peter Moylan more. He's just rotting there on the bench"

#14. "It's all Terry Pendleton's fault!"

#13. "At least Chipper's still hitting."

#12. "Martin Prado will never sustain hitting at the ML level."

#11. "Garett Anderson will catch that ball. Easy."

#10. "It's ok guys, Jordan Shafer will be back soon"

#9. "Oh good, Bobby Cox is going to the bullpen."

#8. "It's D LOWE TIME BABY! Hope the other team is ready to get ACED UP!"

#7. "3 game series against San Diego? How can we lose?"

#6. "Just wait til Kelly Johnson starts hitting again"

#5. "This would have never happened if Casey Kotchman were still here."

#4. "They're just building suspense for Jason Heyward's big call-up"

#3. "The FO always makes a big trade at the deadline. Expect Matt Holliday to be here soon."

#2. "Thank god we got Nate McLouth."

#1. "Greg Norton pinch-hitting, that's a good move!"

Conrad/Norton Situation

RichmondBraves — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:45:32 -0000

Conrad/Norton Situation

This pretty much explains the reasoning probably used, thought some may be interested, though most probably have already seen this.

An Ode to the Richmond Braves.

RichmondBraves — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:23:37 -0000

Ah, the former Atlanta Braves AAA affiliate.

Sometimes I really do miss you.

I miss your laugh, your smile.

That time when you had Ryan Langerhans.

Ah, the Richmond Braves.

A man's team.

A team's team.

A team that went [insert all time Winning Percentage here]

Pett Orr! Horacio Ramirez!

Roman Colone and Kyle Davies!

I never saw any of these guys play.

Chipper Jones was there.

And I saw him play.

And it was grand.

Ahh, the Richmond Braves.

A team I suddenly miss now that I can drive

and have a girlfriend

and parents who won't let us drive 3 hours to Washington.

The memories! Sitting in the nosebleeds on purpose!

Extremely expensive food! Dip-n-Dots!

My dad paying for everything!

It was good.

And yes, Atlanta did take every player who performed well.

Atlanta did rape the team of all its prospects by mid-August.

But they fought on.

The Richmond Braves are why I was a Braves fan in the first place.

Why my dad was a fan.

Why they matter to me.

And while the Richmond Braves are dead and gone

I will always remember what they did for me.

And hope they put another team in that stadium rotting 10 minutes from my house

And while I may love again

It won't be a pure love, like what we had so long ago.

Oh Richmond Braves, we never appreciated you.

And we got what we deserved.

Will you please take us back?