Oh, just another year as an ATL Brave fan...

mrbecker712 · March 31, 2008 12:09PM

Great starting pitching, AWFUL bullpen. ::sigh::

mrbecker712 · March 31, 2008 12:50PM

5 runs in the bottom of the 9th and we're goin to EXTRA INNINGS!

Clemaz · March 31, 2008 1:15PM

I can't believe this game. Lets go Bucco's

Clemaz · March 31, 2008 1:33PM

Homerun Nady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mrbecker712 · March 31, 2008 2:04PM

Wow. Bummer of a game, but it was a good one. The bullpen has GOT to be better than this for Atlanta.

Clemaz · March 31, 2008 2:06PM

<< <i>Wow. Bummer of a game >>

Not for us Pirate fans. We are in 1st place

mrbecker712 · March 31, 2008 2:28PM

Haha yep! Right now the Pirates and Nationals would both be in the playoffs. WOW. It's a lonnnnng season though! Hey, wasn't John Russell a player for the Braves back in the early 90's? Seems like I remember some cards of him.

bigfische · March 31, 2008 2:47PM

becker-

post some on the braves season thread in the sports talk forum

oh, and our bullpen will be fine, dont forget we have mike gonzolez coming back later.

obusek99 · March 31, 2008 8:05PM

Francisco Cabrera ruined part of my youth. I actually think if I ever somehow came to meet him I might sock him in the head. That night was such an absolute horrible moment in Pirates History. Third year in a row to lose in the NLCS. One strike from the World Series. Knowing that when that season ended Bonds would be leaving for the big bucks and the team would be basically dead. And now what legacy has been built on top of those three years...........15 straight losing seasons and 16th on it's way. And to make matters worse both years the Braves beat the Pirates you couldn't even win the friggin' World Series just to make us feel a little bit better. Gawd I hate the Pirates and the Braves! My last memory.....YES MEMORY....of a winning Pirate team is Francisco FRIGGIN' Cabrera! I got a one legged dog that can run faster than Sid Bream. I did begin to love watching the Braves choke every year though, I had no choice, couldn't watch the Pirates choke so what else to do. So now I cheer for the Pirates.....to lose. I want 20 years of losing. Two decades! That would be an amzing accomplishment. No one could ever take that away from us.......maybe only the Braves. But hey, we do have a great stadium!!!!
I feel better....see you in 16 more years.

darkhorse9 · April 1, 2008 12:32AM

That's what makes baseball so great. Your most horrifying moment is my personal all time favorite moment. I remember jumping up and down. Seeing the stunned look of Pirates fans in that bar was priceless.

I can still recall from memory every at bat from that last inning. My brother worked at CNN when that happened and was one of the reporters who streamed onto the field while Bream was still at the bottom of the pile. The network broadcast caught him interviewing Bobby Cox in the aftermath.

Since that date I've had a chance to meet both Sid Bream and Francisco Cabrera. Both are nice guys but Sid Bream is a truely class act. One of baseball's best people.

gemint · April 1, 2008 5:47AM

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<< <i>Wow. Bummer of a game >>

Not for us Pirate fans. We are in 1st place >>

Can't we end the season now? It's probably the last time we'll see the Bucs in first.

Morgoth · April 1, 2008 5:52AM

No offense but I hate Sid Bream and Francisco Cabrera with unbridled passion.

and5zac · April 1, 2008 7:15AM

Morgoth,i feel the same way about Bream and cabrera.They tore my heart out that night,filthy M@#$%%%&%rs!

Lou

mrbecker712 · April 1, 2008 9:13AM

If nothing else, this thread has restored my faith that EVERY SINGLE MLB team has diehard fans. Kudos to you, Pirate fans, for putting up w/ losing for so long.

kidzfund · April 1, 2008 11:44AM

Could be worse - cold be a Giants fan...at least your team sccores some runs.

Joe

Stone193 · April 1, 2008 11:46AM

I've only been a Braves fan since 1990 - overall - as a fan - I've enjoyed their overall success.

Let's hope for a good one this year!
mike

dalemurphycollector · April 1, 2008 11:52AM

I personally really like Cabrera and Bream, I have a 91 Donruss of Cabrera that would more than likely grade out at a ten and I'm thinking about wasting five bucks on it just for sentimental reason. By the way, I personally despise both Herbk and Puckett.

HighChopper · April 1, 2008 12:03PM

Hrbek and Puckett are LEGENDS. Let's get that straight right now.

Always enjoyed watching Dale Murphy play too. Classy ballplayer.

BunchOBull · April 1, 2008 12:05PM

As a member of the Braves nation, I can say I've always been a Puckett fan.

Oh, just another year as an ATL Brave fan...

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