Comments on: 1: Hello, World! http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/ Braves, baseball and various topics of interest (stuff!) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:56:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: joebrave65 http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-531 joebrave65 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:01:24 +0000 #comment-531 Hello to all of joe's friends,Merry Christmas,and Seasons Greetings. Hope all is well with,SJA,jjs,Carolina Lady,Lew:etal I'm getting itchy for Spring Training,how bout you guys???? Anyway,HAPPY HOLIDAYS Hello to all of joe’s friends,Merry Christmas,and Seasons Greetings.
Hope all is well with,SJA,jjs,Carolina Lady,Lew:etal
I’m getting itchy for Spring Training,how bout you guys????
Anyway,HAPPY HOLIDAYS

]]> By: jasoninmaine http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-492 jasoninmaine Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:35:07 +0000 #comment-492 I heard a rumor that some of the finest bloggers in the world were over here...I thought I would pay a visit! I heard a rumor that some of the finest bloggers in the world were over here…I thought I would pay a visit!

]]> By: CL http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-117 CL Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:06:03 +0000 #comment-117 Gil, interesting info! Come over to p2 and repost it for us! :-) Gil, interesting info! Come over to p2 and repost it for us! :-)

]]> By: mrgil http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-108 mrgil Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:52:12 +0000 #comment-108 Ah, good morning, my back has told me it is time to get up for a while. Some interesting things from over night. I was doing a little research on the "Great Eight", the term the Richmond papers used to describe the '93 Richmond club. That team had Chipper, Javy, Ryan Klesko, Mike Mordaci. Tony Tarasco, Melvin Nieves plus a couple more future big leaguers (Eddie Perez). Grady Little was the coach. In trying to find the roster for that team I ran upon a quote from Russ Nixon from 1988 saying how Braves fans should have faith in the organization. That was the year the team lost 100 games. he said that the Braves should start to vie for championships by 1991, just a soon as their young pitching developed. Another interesting quote I read yesterday was from Jim Bowden of the Nationals. He said that a team's pitching staff should be built around starters who can go 6 and 7 innings, otherwise your relief corp is not really relevant. Looks like our old fried Johnny Estrada is on the trading block already. After the Mets picked up Schnider he became excess. If the Nationals don't sign LoDuca, they may try for Estrada. I am wondering what Estrada did while with the Braves to get him in Bobby's doghouse? Ah, good morning, my back has told me it is time to get up for a while. Some interesting things from over night. I was doing a little research on the “Great Eight”, the term the Richmond papers used to describe the ‘93 Richmond club. That team had Chipper, Javy, Ryan Klesko, Mike Mordaci. Tony Tarasco, Melvin Nieves plus a couple more future big leaguers (Eddie Perez). Grady Little was the coach.

In trying to find the roster for that team I ran upon a quote from Russ Nixon from 1988 saying how Braves fans should have faith in the organization. That was the year the team lost 100 games. he said that the Braves should start to vie for championships by 1991, just a soon as their young pitching developed.

Another interesting quote I read yesterday was from Jim Bowden of the Nationals. He said that a team’s pitching staff should be built around starters who can go 6 and 7 innings, otherwise your relief corp is not really relevant.

Looks like our old fried Johnny Estrada is on the trading block already. After the Mets picked up Schnider he became excess. If the Nationals don’t sign LoDuca, they may try for Estrada. I am wondering what Estrada did while with the Braves to get him in Bobby’s doghouse?

]]> By: mrgil http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-103 mrgil Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:56:16 +0000 #comment-103 Lew, Funny how it is such a small world, my incentive for retirement was financial in addition to medical. DuPont agreed to pay me 85% of my base salary to stay home. I figured it would cost me money to continue to work. It was time for me to go anyway. I had developed such an animosity towards the company for their perchance towards telling untruths. I also taught at John Tyler Community College for 5 years. No great thing but enlightening. My bad back forced me to give up a lot of things, the foremost being golf. Unfortunately I have no talents in the "arts". I often thought of taking up writing but so many family issues seem to take precedence. The turkeys are making a comeback here also. I would hardly ever see one when hunting as a youth. Now they come to the door. I am being surrounded by development so I don't know how much longer the wildlife will hold out. The deer are pretty brazen too. Used to have to beat on the side of the old horse stable to make sure the deer weren't in there. Could be a real surprise for everyone when they would come charging out about the time you turned the corner of the barn. Lew, Funny how it is such a small world, my incentive for retirement was financial in addition to medical. DuPont agreed to pay me 85% of my base salary to stay home. I figured it would cost me money to continue to work. It was time for me to go anyway. I had developed such an animosity towards the company for their perchance towards telling untruths.

I also taught at John Tyler Community College for 5 years. No great thing but enlightening. My bad back forced me to give up a lot of things, the foremost being golf. Unfortunately I have no talents in the “arts”. I often thought of taking up writing but so many family issues seem to take precedence.

The turkeys are making a comeback here also. I would hardly ever see one when hunting as a youth. Now they come to the door. I am being surrounded by development so I don’t know how much longer the wildlife will hold out. The deer are pretty brazen too. Used to have to beat on the side of the old horse stable to make sure the deer weren’t in there. Could be a real surprise for everyone when they would come charging out about the time you turned the corner of the barn.

]]> By: lew614 http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-101 lew614 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:26:20 +0000 #comment-101 Gil-It was financially motivated. My wife was Dean of Amdinistration for Barry University Law Scool in Orlando. She was offered Dean of Admissions at Vermont Law School at a full 50% increase in pay-that in six years has risen to a 225% increase. We kept the place in Orlando as an investment and watch deer, wild turkey and snow on 35 acres-something you'll never see in Orlando. In the meantime, my son and his wife have a cheap house to live in and I have a free place to stay while doing Spring Training-and tirkeys-lots and lots and lots of turkeys.. Gil-It was financially motivated. My wife was Dean of Amdinistration for Barry University Law Scool in Orlando. She was offered Dean of Admissions at Vermont Law School at a full 50% increase in pay-that in six years has risen to a 225% increase. We kept the place in Orlando as an investment and watch deer, wild turkey and snow on 35 acres-something you’ll never see in Orlando. In the meantime, my son and his wife have a cheap house to live in and I have a free place to stay while doing Spring Training-and tirkeys-lots and lots and lots of turkeys..

]]> By: mrgil http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-61 mrgil Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:14:20 +0000 #comment-61 Good morning all, Promises to be a cool day here in Mechanisville. Lew, what ever possessed you to move to Vermont? You like snowmen? Snowcream? I think snow is really pretty while it comes down but they close schools around here about 30 seconds after the first snowflake falls. You would think with all of the transplants we have in Richmond from points north they would know how to handle snow, alas, not true. A word to the wise... Those Jersey walls they keep putting up along the highway. They are not working...... Some are still slipping through..... :-) And jimmysmith, it might have been the cake crumbs that gave baby seal away. And you might tell him to layoff the sardines before an interview. It makes him a little too obvious in the elevator. Good morning all, Promises to be a cool day here in Mechanisville. Lew, what ever possessed you to move to Vermont? You like snowmen? Snowcream? I think snow is really pretty while it comes down but they close schools around here about 30 seconds after the first snowflake falls. You would think with all of the transplants we have in Richmond from points north they would know how to handle snow, alas, not true.

A word to the wise… Those Jersey walls they keep putting up along the highway. They are not working…… Some are still slipping through….. :-)

And jimmysmith, it might have been the cake crumbs that gave baby seal away. And you might tell him to layoff the sardines before an interview. It makes him a little too obvious in the elevator.

]]> By: CL http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-41 CL Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:53:31 +0000 #comment-41 Hey, way to go, Hillbilly!! :-) Hey, way to go, Hillbilly!! :-)

]]> By: CL http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-40 CL Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:25:30 +0000 #comment-40 Hmm. I dunno, Hillbilly. I'm so green at this stuff I hardly know what I'm doing! There is a FAQ and if you have many, many days to sort through it, I'm sure it would be helpful. Maybe. I can make graphics (do you like the banner??) and that kind of stuff, but have never tried to do a blog before. Was done rather hurriedly so we'd at least have a 'club house'. We'll get there! :-) Hmm. I dunno, Hillbilly. I’m so green at this stuff I hardly know what I’m doing! There is a FAQ and if you have many, many days to sort through it, I’m sure it would be helpful. Maybe.

I can make graphics (do you like the banner??) and that kind of stuff, but have never tried to do a blog before. Was done rather hurriedly so we’d at least have a ‘club house’. We’ll get there! :-)

]]> By: CL http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/hello-world-p1/#comment-39 CL Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:21:22 +0000 #comment-39 2025?? You sure got my attention with that one, Lew!! :-0 And you're right, I don't think there are that many in the old place. Funny! 2025?? You sure got my attention with that one, Lew!! :-0 And you’re right, I don’t think there are that many in the old place. Funny!

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