Showing posts with label Braves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Braves. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Chipper Jones Rescued Freddie Freeman on an ATV


Basically take the plot of AMC's "The Walking Dead," and replace the zombies with snow, and you have what is currently going on in Atlanta right now.

This is the opening sentence of an article posted on Weather.com: "Thousands of students across the metro Atlanta area never left school Tuesday after Winter Storm Leon dumped more than two inches of snow that paralyzed the city."

I can't picture a worse kind of hell than two inches of snow...

As this snowstorm left Atlanta in a post-apocalyptic state, many children and adults alike suffered the hardships that came along with an unexpected weather event. Cars were abandoned on the highway after sitting in traffic for hours on end and running out of gas. Over 800 accidents were reported on the roads due to conditions. All jokes aside, it was a scary scene in Atlanta.

But there was one driver who made it out alive from a seemingly endless traffic jam. After sitting for nearly six hours, stranded motorist, and Atlanta Braves first baseman, Freddie Freeman had had enough.  He pulled off the highway and called in a specialist to extract him out of danger. That specialist?

None other than Chipper Jones.


Jones came in on a four-wheeler and swooped up Freeman, donning all camouflage clothing on his camo ride. The rescue operation was just another stage of Freeman's 11-hour journey home on a Tuesday.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Winner: New Braves BP Logo, Loser: New Dolphins Logo


2013 is right around the corner, and at least two teams are giving their logos a makeover for the new season.  Both logos are unconfirmed at the moment, but rumors are flying about the Atlanta Braves and Miami Dolphins revamping their logos.

The Braves logo is said to be used exclusively for batting practice, and features their old "screaming Indian" (or "yelling brave") logo, and was scrapped in 1971.  A little controversial some say, at least compared to Chief Wahoo.


The Dolphins, well their logo is another casualty in the "hip" Miami sports scene.  With those weird shiny Heat jerseys and the Marlins' outlandish orange-blue-yellow combo, the new sleeker Dolphins look will fit right in.

Time will tell if these logos will be appearing on the heads of Atlanta's and Miami's athletes, but if you ask me, that Braves logo is long overdue and that Dolphins logo should never see the light of day.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Infield Fly Rule Called By Outfield Umpire? Braves Fall to Cardinals, 6-3 After Controversial Call


This was the scene at Turner field on Friday night.  If you're familiar with sports, you have probably seen the replay of the controversial call during the one-game Wild Card playoff game between the Braves and the Cardinals more times than you can count.  And even if you're not that familiar with the rules of baseball, you still can't believe what you saw.



Don't even try to make sense of this, because it just defies everything you've ever learned in your entire life.  To make a call like this, an "infield fly" call, when the ball is very clearly past even shallow left left, is just plain absurdity.

This could have been a bases loaded situation for the Braves with one out and Brian McCann coming to the plate.  Instead, there were two outs, with the should-be runner on first sitting in the dugout, while McCann looked towards the field as beer bottles and trash reigned down from the entire stadium.  Its a disgusting sight to see, but I can understand the fans' frustrations.  But, come on, guys, Chipper Jones' last game and this is how you act?

Any way you slice it, the ridiculous call did account for some entertainment in the Twittersphere.