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ktownowl

ktownowl

A baseball purist, avid scorekeeper, and Atlanta native, JB is a diehard Braves fanatic following the team he loves all year long.

Web Site: The Launching Pad

BallHype Member since July 31, 2008

Merry Christmas, Braves Fans. I Hope You Like Your Coal!
braveslaunchpad.com - 12/28/2008
Merry Christmas, Braves Fans. I Hope You Like Your Coal!
— braveslaunchpad.com — But if you’re a Braves fan… well… Call me pessimistic but that $40 MM we had to... spend to bolster our rotation and outfield looks more like money that will end up bringing in nothing more than some other barnyard marketing piece to keep the Choppin’ Cow company (more) Merry Christmas, Braves Fans. I Hope You Like Your Coal!

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Playing the Waiting Game
braveslaunchpad.com - 12/6/2008
Playing the Waiting Game
— braveslaunchpad.com — $60 MM for 4 years and a 5th year option. Meaning if AJ accepts we’d have him... for quite some time and presumably as our #1 starter. Bolstering a staff the currently touts little more than freshman Brave Javier Vazquez and sophmore Jair Jurrjens. (more) Playing the Waiting Game

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Wren to San Diego. "We'll keep the kitchen sink. Thanks"
braveslaunchpad.com - 11/15/2008
Wren to San Diego. "We'll keep the kitchen sink. Thanks"
— braveslaunchpad.com — Unless the Padres all of a sudden cave in and lower their asking price, we won’t see... Peavy make his way to Atlanta any time soon…. or presumably ever. Here’s what Wren the man himself said. “Jake Peavy is obviously a quality top-of-the-rotation pitcher. But our focus is still to build..." (more) Wren to San Diego. "We'll keep the kitchen sink. Thanks"

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Braves Still in the Hunt for Pitching
braveslaunchpad.com - 11/9/2008
Braves Still in the Hunt for Pitching
— braveslaunchpad.com — The big name still being floated around belongs to the 2007 Cy Young winner who’s drawing interest... from the Dodgers, Yankees, Cubs and Braves with the latter two being most serious and in high contention for this thing to go through. It’s possible one of these clubs, will end up scoring Jake. (more) Braves Still in the Hunt for Pitching

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How President Obama Will Help My Braves
braveslaunchpad.com - 11/6/2008
How President Obama Will Help My Braves
— braveslaunchpad.com — Dear Mr. Obama, First of all, congratulations! President-elect! Wow! I know you’re more of a basketball fan... than baseball but my Atlanta Braves need your help. (more) How President Obama Will Help My Braves

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Confessions of a Braves Fan Pulling for the Phillies
braveslaunchpad.com - 10/27/2008
Confessions of a Braves Fan Pulling for the Phillies
— braveslaunchpad.com — I’m not ashamed to say it. I’m hoping for a Philly win tonight. And it’s a bandwagon... this Braves fan treads lightly upon. I haven’t been pulling hard for them the entire series. In fact I’ve watched many of the games of this Fall Classic to date as a passive observe (more) Confessions of a Braves Fan Pulling for the Phillies

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Major League Halloween Costumes
braveslaunchpad.com - 10/18/2008
Major League Halloween Costumes
— braveslaunchpad.com — It’s almost trick or treat time and I was lucky enough to find some sneak previews of... what some of your favorite MLB’ers are donning this Halloween. (more) Major League Halloween Costumes

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What does Ryan Howard of the Phillies have in common with Ryan Howard of The Office?
braveslaunchpad.com - 10/15/2008
What does Ryan Howard of the Phillies have in common with Ryan Howard of The Office?
— braveslaunchpad.com — You can't argue that Ryan Howard of the Phillies will garnish MVP talk again. But what similarities... could he have with that douche bag from Scranton? (more) What does Ryan Howard of the Phillies have in common ...

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Yankees fan's playoff envy
scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com - 10/12/2008
Yankees fan's playoff envy
— scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com — Yankees fans miss October (more) Yankees fan's playoff envy

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Who Are These Guys?
braveslaunchpad.com - 10/12/2008
Who Are These Guys?
— braveslaunchpad.com — Rays and Red Sox show down in another battle. This time for a trip to the ALCS.... But who are these upstart Rays? (more) Who Are These Guys?

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Cashman signs three-year contract extension
scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com - 10/1/2008
Cashman signs three-year contract extension
— scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com — Yankees will keep their GM a little bit longer.... (more) Cashman signs three-year contract extension

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Is Chipper Faking It?
braveslaunchpad.com - 9/26/2008
Is Chipper Faking It?
— braveslaunchpad.com — Was Chipper taking unnecessary rest to protect his title this week? He was certainly well enough to... rake on some Phillies pitching when he came in for his pinch hit appearances. (more) Is Chipper Faking It?

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Phillies/Braves Conspiracy Leaked
braveslaunchpad.com - 9/25/2008
Phillies/Braves Conspiracy Leaked
— braveslaunchpad.com — Under the condition of anonymity, one player from the Atlanta organization revealed that he personally was bribed... with “Season tickets to the Eagles, a chance to hang out with Rocky and the Eagle cheerleaders for the day, and a LOT of cheese steaks.” (more) Phillies/Braves Conspiracy Leaked

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Braves beat Mets to close out The Ted, keep phinding ways to help the Phils.
braveslaunchpad.com - 9/22/2008
Braves beat Mets to close out The Ted, keep phinding ways to help the Phils.
— braveslaunchpad.com — The Braves head to Philly this week to possibly help them more than they already did this... weekend by beating up on the Mets. (more) Braves beat Mets to close out The Ted, keep phinding ...

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Grading a Player's True Value
braveslaunchpad.com - 9/17/2008
Grading a Player's True Value
— braveslaunchpad.com — When Mark Teixeira was shipped off before the end of the trade deadline and we picked up... Casey Kotchman, we got a significant down grade in first basemen. Or did we? (more) Grading a Player's True Value

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Down on The Farm
braveslaunchpad.com - 9/17/2008
Down on The Farm
— braveslaunchpad.com — A look at the Southern League Champion Mississippi Braves.... (more) Down on The Farm

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5 Best Braves vs Mets Games in Shea
braveslaunchpad.com - 9/14/2008
5 Best Braves vs Mets Games in Shea
— braveslaunchpad.com — So you think Red Sox vs Yankees is good? Well perhaps our rivalry doesn't have Bucky Dent,... Aaron Boone, Curses and 3-0 comebacks but I think it's just as good if not better. And for this Braves fan... (more) 5 Best Braves vs Mets Games in Shea

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The Loyalty Factor
braveslaunchpad.com - 9/11/2008
The Loyalty Factor
— braveslaunchpad.com — I thought Cubans loved baseball. What's going on in Miami? An analysis that could explain one reason... the Fish can't draw a crowd. (more) The Loyalty Factor

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theropolitans.com - 7/31/2008
The 'Ropolitans First Podcast
— theropolitans.com — Good show talking about the trade deadline. Braves/Mets chat.... (more) The 'Ropolitans First Podcast

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