Bring on the 'Stros!!!

[Almu]

Signed,



Almu.
Number One Braves Fan

[B-ball freak]

wrong forum :p

[Almu]

Oops. Thought I was in the right forum. Should of noticed before coming in, right?

Please move. Gracias.

GO BRAVOS!!

[PhiSlammaJamma]

One of many mistakes to come for the Bravo's. Down with the chop.

[Deckard]

Tha burraves are weenies!!!!!

Astros win! Astros win! Astros win... AGAIN!!!


Keep D&D Civil!!

[Mr. Mooch]

Wow, I'm amazed true Braves fans exist. I remember the 2001 playoffs quite well; now that I think about it, I was at the last Astros playoff game in ATL.

Reynolds pitched a disappointing game, but what stood out the most was how few Braves fans showed up. The entire 2001 season Atlanta was drawing poor attendance, but for a clinching playoff game it was pathetic. 40,000 were said to be there, but it looked more like 25,000.

Anyway, most of the game you could hear the annoying FSU-stolen chop chant with the foam chop-stick thing, but with a twist -- the chant was 'SWEEP, SWEEP, SWEEP'.

It was upsetting to watch the end of that playoff run (and the end to the Dierker era) until now, and now I hope for redemption.

[benchmoochie]

This momentum of the Astros reminds me of the Rocket's momentum in the 2nd yr championship season.

[DaDakota]

Braves going down Almu....

Going DOWN HARD !!

DD

[LonghornFan]

'Stros in 3. Clean sweep...

[gwayneco]

Almu,
We're you the "Number One Braves" fan before 1991?

[shawn786]

HAHA welcome Almu to the Clutch BBS! BUT dont expect the welcome to last very long! VERY soon your braves will get shell shocked when the 'Stros put em out to dry! :cool:

[Sishir Chang]

In defense of Almu he as at least a Rockets fan.

Otherwise than that I'm agreed wtih the rest.

GO STROS!

[B-ball freak]

Originally posted by shawn786
HAHA welcome Almu to the Clutch BBS! BUT dont expect the welcome to last very long! VERY soon your braves will get shell shocked when the 'Stros put em out to dry! :cool:


Ok, that's pretty funny.

[Behad]

Originally posted by shawn786
HAHA welcome Almu to the Clutch BBS! BUT dont expect the welcome to last very long! VERY soon your braves will get shell shocked when the 'Stros put em out to dry! :cool:

I guess you didn't notice that Almu is Member #103.


ALMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! (LHutz quote)

[RocketsPimp]

I always knew Almu was a sellout.

;)

[ArtV]

I dislike the Braves more than ANY other MLB team. Unfortunately, they are the closest MLB team so that's all the coverage we get. That chop thing has to go. That has to be THE most annoying team chant in any sport, any city.

GO STROS!

[PhiSlammaJamma]

I herby brandish Almu with the Scarlet letter "L"

[Miguel]

Originally posted by ArtV
I dislike the Braves more than ANY other MLB team. Unfortunately, they are the closest MLB team so that's all the coverage we get. That chop thing has to go. That has to be THE most annoying team chant in any sport, any city.

GO STROS!

I swear, Saturday at the game, if I hear ONE Braves fan try to start that crap I'm gonna tomahawk chop their fragile craniums. :mad:



OHHHHHHHHHHHH OH OH *WHACK*


*THUD*


*runs*

[shawn786]

Originally posted by Behad
I guess you didn't notice that Almu is Member #103.


ALMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! (LHutz quote)

Ahhh i see but still 'Stros are gona put em out to dry!

[Almu]

First of all, hate is a TOTAL sign of respect. Just ask the Yankees.

Second, I was an Astros Fan AND a Braves fan throughout the 80's. Growing up in Houston, we got cable. Catch all the Atlanta games all the times. My mom had a major crush on Dale Murphy. My favorite player was Gene Garber with Bob Horner running a close second.

And I know you ask about the Stros...well, I HATE THEM now. Why? Well, I use to absolutely love two players growing up. Hakeem. Nolan. When the Stros traded Nolan, I was so hurt that I cried for a week. I even moved from being a pitcher to playing right field in high school just because of that. I will never forgive them.

Anyways...its good to hope.

I like people who have hope for their teams. But its not gonna happen. Prepare for it. You will go down. And you will go down hard. Look at Oswald's record vs the Braves. I wonder how he is doing?

Still...I will come back and make sure all you Stroheads drown in your sorrows when we whoop dat behind! ;)

Ps...

The chop does suck. But winning cures all ills. :)

[redgoose]

I respect your right to route for your team. But the bottom line is you have to face Oswalt and Clemens possibly 4 out of the 5 games. Plus you don't have a #1 starting pitcher on your staff.

This isn't the same Astros team your used to and this isn't the same Braves team wer'e used to. Bottom line is our pitching and hitting is better than Atlanta's. If you want me to dig up the numbers i will.

[steddinotayto]

Originally posted by Almu

And I know you ask about the Stros...well, I HATE THEM now. Why? Well, I use to absolutely love two players growing up. Hakeem. Nolan. When the Stros traded Nolan, I was so hurt that I cried for a week. I even moved from being a pitcher to playing right field in high school just because of that. I will never forgive them.



you should see a therapist about that.

[Almu]

Redgoose? I like Grey Goose. But ok. ;)

Bring old Clemens. Bring unproven Oswalt. You wanna talk playoff pitching?

Your ex-boy Hampton won the NLCS MVP as a pitcher. Ortiz would of been MVP of the WORLD SERIES if his bullpen didn't blow a 5-0 lead in the 8th inning of game 6.

Jaren Wright was a 7th game World Series starter before being injured. Lost that game by ONE run in extra innings. This year, he didn't lose at all for about 8 weeks and once since then.

I will take Smoltz over anyone this side of Mariano Rivera. That closer you guys have? Good. But lets see whats up when the lights get hot.

To take a page from another Texan who is about to lose his job right after the World Series...Dub said it best....

BRING 'EM ON!!

Therapy...I DON'T NEED NO STINKIN THERAPY!!!!!#%&@@$#(@!!!!!:mad:

[steddinotayto]

Too bad Smoltz would be ineffective since there's no game he needs to be saving.

Therapy...I DON'T NEED NO STINKIN THERAPY!!!!!#%&@@$#(@!!!!!

denial is the first sign of trouble

[redgoose]

Originally posted by Almu
Redgoose? I like Grey Goose. But ok. ;)

Bring old Clemens. Bring unproven Oswalt. You wanna talk playoff pitching?

Your ex-boy Hampton won the NLCS MVP as a pitcher. Ortiz would of been MVP of the WORLD SERIES if his bullpen didn't blow a 5-0 lead in the 8th inning of game 6.

Jaren Wright was a 7th game World Series starter before being injured. Lost that game by ONE run in extra innings. This year, he didn't lose at all for about 8 weeks and once since then.

I will take Smoltz over anyone this side of Mariano Rivera. That closer you guys have? Good. But lets see whats up when the lights get hot.

To take a page from another Texan who is about to lose his job right after the World Series...Dub said it best....

BRING 'EM ON!!

Therapy...I DON'T NEED NO STINKIN THERAPY!!!!!#%&@@$#(@!!!!!:mad:

Jaren Wright is your best pitcher. He is the only one i would worry about. But to call Clemens old and think he can't get the job done is crazy. Look at his numbers down the stretch. He's about to win the Cy Young award and his closest competition is Oswalt, who is the only 20 game winner in the NL. You can't tell me or anyone on the ESPN staff that Oswalt and Clemens aren't the best #1 and #2 tandom in the entire playoffs.

Ortiz has pitched so bad this year the Braves might not even use him. Your also talking abour post Hampton before he signed the big contract. Nobody fears him anymore, nor should they. Either way, all of the above pitchers on your team can be pitch wild and eratic at any given time. None of them have been as consistent as Roy and Roger have been this year.

[redgoose]

I forgot to mention that Brad Lidge has been the best relief pitcher since the All Star break. He ended up leading the league in K's per inning. I'd take him over any closer right now.

[twhy77]

Curse of the Big Bopper!

[Almu]

Take an unproven closer over the winningest pitcher in the history of the playoffs and over the past 3 years has been the most dominant closer in the world next to Gagne?

I can already tell this is going to be easy. Just don't go hiding after we spank dat ass!

I can't wait to see Oswalt. Light his behind up just like the last time he pitched against the Bravos.

The Bravos:

The Braves have the third-best bullpen ERA (3.59) in the league. Smoltz is tremendous, his postseason experience is invaluable and his leadership has helped keep this team together. Smoltz's support staff -- Antonio Alfonseca, Kevin Gryboski, Tom Martin, Juan Cruz and Chris Reitsma -- has been effective.

The Asstros:

Lidge has struck out 157, the most in NL history by a reliever. No one can hit his slider. The rest of the bullpen is anonymous, but lately, has been pretty good.

Anonymous? Can't wait til the 6th innings after your boys get nice and tired.

My boys:

There is nothing about the Braves that stands out, which is perhaps why they're hard to defend. Their average against left-handed pitching is the best in the major leagues, they'll take a walk and they lead the major leagues in ERA again. Cox is never out-foxed, and the element of surprise is always a crucial element in his managing scheme.

Your girls:

The Astros are an old, slow team...Their starting pitching is good two out of every five days; the rest of the time, they throw as many relievers as possible and hope to get a lead to Lidge in the eighth or ninth inning.

Again....

BRING IT ASSTROS!!

[juicystream]

Originally posted by ArtV
I dislike the Braves more than ANY other MLB team. Unfortunately, they are the closest MLB team so that's all the coverage we get. That chop thing has to go. That has to be THE most annoying team chant in any sport, any city.

GO STROS!

I know how you feel man. I live in Warner Robins, GA and I hate that the only teams I get to see are the braves on all the ted turner channels and the cubs on wgn. I hate the braves so much and I am surrounded by Braves fans, not true fans but still they like the braves when they win. I can't wait to watch Clemens shut down the braves when I go to game one!

[RocketManJosh]

Originally posted by twhy77
Curse of the Big Bopper!

That worked REAL well for you when rooting for the Cubs buddy ... Keep it up!! :D

[qwerty]

Originally posted by Almu
Take an unproven closer over the winningest pitcher in the history of the playoffs and over the past 3 years has been the most dominant closer in the world next to Gagne?

I can already tell this is going to be easy. Just don't go hiding after we spank dat ass!

I can't wait to see Oswalt. Light his behind up just like the last time he pitched against the Bravos.

The Bravos:

The Braves have the third-best bullpen ERA (3.59) in the league. Smoltz is tremendous, his postseason experience is invaluable and his leadership has helped keep this team together. Smoltz's support staff -- Antonio Alfonseca, Kevin Gryboski, Tom Martin, Juan Cruz and Chris Reitsma -- has been effective.

The Asstros:

Lidge has struck out 157, the most in NL history by a reliever. No one can hit his slider. The rest of the bullpen is anonymous, but lately, has been pretty good.

Anonymous? Can't wait til the 6th innings after your boys get nice and tired.

My boys:

There is nothing about the Braves that stands out, which is perhaps why they're hard to defend. Their average against left-handed pitching is the best in the major leagues, they'll take a walk and they lead the major leagues in ERA again. Cox is never out-foxed, and the element of surprise is always a crucial element in his managing scheme.

Your girls:

The Astros are an old, slow team...Their starting pitching is good two out of every five days; the rest of the time, they throw as many relievers as possible and hope to get a lead to Lidge in the eighth or ninth inning.

Again....

BRING IT ASSTROS!!



Ummm....... Almooooooooooo, it was nice of you to selectively quote Kirkjian's article and all, but you seem to have forgotten all of the things he said in favor of the Astros and against the Braves. In fact, I had to look again to double check this, but unless my eyes deceive me, he seems to be predicting an Astros series victory in the article you quote. I am going to assume that your neglect toward such facts is nothing more than a grievous oversight, and that it was a simple mistake in your hope to use a respected and impartial source to support your objective opinion. Rather than point out your creative citing, I have chosen to simply post the link so that the readers may view Kirkjian's esteemed opinion in its entirety, saving you the hassle of telling them what he thinks.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2004/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=1894866

[redgoose]

Their average against left-handed pitching is the best in the major leagues, they'll take a walk and they lead the major leagues in ERA again. Cox is never out-foxed, and the element of surprise is always a crucial element in his managing scheme.

Ummm...You do know you'll be facing all right handed pitchers? Pettitte got hurt along time ago.:eek:

[ArtV]

Originally posted by Almu

And I know you ask about the Stros...well, I HATE THEM now. Why? Well, I use to absolutely love two players growing up. Hakeem. Nolan. When the Stros traded Nolan, I was so hurt that I cried for a week. I even moved from being a pitcher to playing right field in high school just because of that. I will never forgive them.



I believe that Nolan wasn't traded, he just wasn't resigned. Like Hakeem, it seemed like the right thing to do at the time, but that one turned out to be the wrong decision. Who knew that a pitcher in his high 30's had that much gas left in his tank?

P to RF? Are you sure there wasn't another reason? :)

[Almu]

SHUT UP QWERTY!! I am trying to trash talk here!!!

Either play along or don't play at all!! ;)

[Almu]

Red Goose...

Just be a nice person and take your beating humbly.

Thanks.

[Almu]

More bad news for the Asstros...

Clemens, a favorite to the win the NL Cy Young Award, is 0-2 with a 4.67 ERA in four career starts against the Braves. Atlanta is the only Major League team that he's faced more than once and not recorded at least one regular-season victory against.

The one negative for the THIRTEEN time defending champs is that Chipper probably won't play the first couple of games.

Shame. I was looking forward to a sweep. Guess I have to settle for four games.

[Behad]

http://bbs2.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3620&perpage=30&pagenumber=1


Most of the good Almu-LHutz threads are missing or started by someone else, thus making the current search methods useless.

[Almu]

Behad, if you could get to Clutch and pull the early thread from LHutz...the one where he called me a liar and a fake fan...man, that was some funny shiznet. The one you linked is from 2000. The one I am talking about is from I think 1998. The first reply on that post from Clutch was SO funny! That was some of the funniest humor I have ever read on the internet.
People here do not know about LHutz. Too many new people. But LHutz is a legend. Clutch and the crew can vouch for that.

[DaDakota]

Man,

I miss all those posts, Lhutz is someone who can make you laugh out loud while reading this bbs.


DD

[qwerty]

Originally posted by Almu
SHUT UP QWERTY!! I am trying to trash talk here!!!

Either play along or don't play at all!! ;)


:D

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by twhy77
Curse of the Big Bopper!
You cubbiefans are so cute. I found another "curse" to add to the seemingly endless list of excuses:

http://i.cnn.net/si/si_online/covers/images/2004/0405_large.jpg

;)

[Almu]

And did you see how they had the Bravos practically in last place?

Boys and Girls, the Bravos are the way to build an organization. Ranked number 3 in the farm system in all of baseball and no lower than 6th for the last 15 years.

My wife works for Time Warner. Those cheap bastards are gonna slash payroll AGAIN on the Bravos. We either keep Drew and lose Ortiz and Wright. We sign Wright, we can't sign Drew. How can a company that makes 4 billion dollars NET per year be so cheap? :mad:

But thats ok. My boys have the farm system stacked. We ain't going NOWHERE anytime soon. :)

[redgoose]

Originally posted by Almu
My wife works for Time Warner. Those cheap bastards are gonna slash payroll AGAIN on the Bravos. We either keep Drew and lose Ortiz and Wright. We sign Wright, we can't sign Drew. How can a company that makes 4 billion dollars NET per year be so cheap? :mad:


Simple. Ist, nobody shows up to your home games.

Last i checked (yesterday) there were still playoff tickets available. The Astros playoff tickets were getting sold out before it looked like we were even gonna make the playoffs.

The 2nd problem is when Ted Turner merged with AOL. He ended up losing billions. Expect the cuts to keep on coming and your team getting worse and worse.

[Refman]

Originally posted by Almu
Second, I was an Astros Fan AND a Braves fan throughout the 80's. Growing up in Houston, we got cable.
Told me all I need to know. Like most Braves fans...you've probably never been to the state of Georgia, let alone Atlanta.

[isoman2kx]

*checks boxscore so far for game 1*

[Behad]

Originally posted by isoman2kx
*checks boxscore so far for game 1*

Don't bother, Almu got banned and can't read this thread anymore.

[DaDakota]

Did he really?

DD

[Behad]

Originally posted by DaDakota
Did he really?

DD

Yeah, for trolling too much in the game thread.

[steddinotayto]

it's ok. in honor of almu, we'll keep this thread alive.

[shawn786]

Originally posted by Behad
Yeah, for trolling too much in the game thread.

Ouch, But Almu dosnt have to worry the 'Stros are gona BRING IT!

[leroy420]

Originally posted by Almu
Signed,



Almu.
Number One Braves Fan

Hey Almu,

Good night now.

Signed,
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