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DEL.ICIO.US$57 million for an offensive tackle!!??
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Opinion No. 1: A $57 million tackle? And did you stop to realize that this tackle played on the big-time Big Ten football team that lost to Appalachian State? His major assignment on his football team is to block for the ball-carrier. Sort of drudge work, requiring no sophisticated talent, such as catching or throwing a football, just helping clear a path for the guy who carries it under his arm.
Bill Parcells has always been perceived as one of the brains of professional football. That’s why he was hired to run the Miami Dolphins when the Falcons thought they had him in hand. He is the one who had to OK this deal with Jake Long. Maybe he should have looked at the Appalachian State tackle that Jake didn’t get blocked. You mean to say you have to pay $57 million to get a guy who can play tackle in the NFL these days? And $30 million of it guaranteed, before Jake even makes his first block? I don’t know what that comes out to by the pound, but that’s mighty expensive beef.
Your move, Thomas Dimitroff.
Opinion No. 2: Look, there’s no question that to strike out 3,000 batters in major-league baseball is some feat. Only 16 have done it out of more than 600 pages of major-league pitchers — I don’t have the patience to count them one by one — and I’d say, of them all, none took a more circuitous course than John Smoltz. All the surgeries, re-routed through the bullpen, meaning three seasons were boiled down to one-inning appearances, and he still gets it done. But the television rage reached the point of sickening. Barking repetition, again and again. And through it all, not one time was it mentioned that with 2,714 more strikeouts Smoltz could tie Nolan Ryan, the leader. Ryan struck out 5,714, working between both leagues and a lot of innings. Twice he pitched more than 300 innings in a season and 12 times in the 200s, and most all of those American League seasons against a full lineup of batters to a side.
Of course this doesn’t include all Smoltz’s postseason strikeouts, and he had a bunch of those. Yes, it was quite a record, but if you watched it on television, you got overdosed, seriously.
Opinion No. 3: Yes, Mike Hampton has become an enigma. Is he, or isn’t he? I have no reason to raise the question, but readers and e-mailers are doing it. Here is a pitcher approaching his third season without throwing a major-league pitch and getting well paid as each day passes. Yeah, you get rather irritated at the thought of a pitcher hitting the payroll for millions and never throwing a competitive pitch. I think, though, that you get a good hint at what goes on inside him if you examine something he said the other day.
“I let it go as much as I could in the bullpen. You always wonder if that pitch will happen again when you feel it again. Hopefully, minor-league rehab will get that thought process out of my head,” he said.
That sounded like the thought of a worried, frustrated man, not a major-league employe enjoying the pleasures of one setting a record for highest income for innings not pitched.
Opinion No. 4: Several offended television viewers are calling attention to Tiger Woods and his profanity on the course. It isn’t easy to defend him, but at the same time it’s a case of television picking it up something not intended for broadcast. Yep, it’s bad stuff. Tiger can get as fretted as an 18-handicapper. Only suggestion I can make is that TV keep those furry microphones out of his range. Audiences don’t need to eavesdrop on his privacy, only how he plays. And forgive me, pastor, for I, too, have sinned.
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By Herschel Talker
April 24, 2008 6:53 PM | Link to this
Furman: they will engrave on your tomb “He was boring as hell.”
By CarolinaJacket
April 24, 2008 7:41 PM | Link to this
Furman, there will always be idiots who will write idiot messages which I am sure you will not worry too much about. Thanks for many years of great reporting.
By George
April 24, 2008 7:43 PM | Link to this
Opinion 1 - I agree I haven’t gotten the impression that our GM is that stupid.
Opinion 2 - I agree Yeah. Seems for any record for any sport nowadays, I’m over saturated and mostly past the point of caring anymore when it actually happens.
Opinion 3 - I agree Simple solution and simply the way it used to be done. Give them their due space that you also would want and expect.
By ctowers3410
April 24, 2008 8:41 PM | Link to this
Herschel Talker: How dare you speak that way to a man that was writing award-winning columns before you were probably born and still is. If you’re at all comprehending what he’s writing you’ll notice that he makes poignant points. Show some class and try to learn from those that have experienced way more than you have. Shame on you.
By Rick
April 24, 2008 8:55 PM | Link to this
Earth to Furman…Earth to Furman… Bisher get a clue, the world they say is round , can you believe that. I know when you were starting out they all thought is was flat but now they say that ain’t so. News flash, Ty Cobb is dead. I really think them damn Yankees are going to win the war! Furman, a pulse is not a qualification for a writing job, Get current.
By Najeh Davenpoop
April 24, 2008 9:10 PM | Link to this
Just because someone is old doesn’t mean they can’t be wrong. Undervaluing offensive linemen is exactly the mistake that has prevented the Falcons from ever having back-to-back winning seasons. Even one stud offensive lineman can lead a pack of mediocre-to-decent linemen to greatness, which then improves the play of all the skill players around them. This is the philosophy that won the Rams a Super Bowl in the Georgia Dome — while everyone was bending over backwards to orally please Kurt Warner, it was Orlando Pace whose outstanding work at offensive tackle held that offense together, and never was that more apparent than when he later got injured and Warner’s career subsequently became derailed by all the sacks he took.
Jake Long is an excellent pick and if he turns out to be the stud that most people think he will be, $57 million is a pretty fair price to pay. Furman is dead wrong on this one, as he usually is when he writes about football.
By Bravesfan79
April 24, 2008 9:57 PM | Link to this
I think the point Bisher is making is the outrageous money these high draft picks get. Bisher is a good quality writer and growing up in the 80’s i remember reading many many articles. Its a shame other young pple have to get on here and diss a accomplished person like Bisher.
Its clear those who complain on here did not grow up reading the newspaper like i did, and have no respect like alot of other young fools now a days.
Go back to watching Bevis and Butthead idiots, its amazing yall can even read and write.
ps. ill be by tomorrow afternoon for yall to finish washing my car.
By Caelus
April 25, 2008 7:39 AM | Link to this
As a Michigan grad, I have to speak out about the comment about Jake Long not doing his job against the Appalachian State tackle. Michigan may have embarrassed themselves that day but it was not because of Jake Long. He did not allow a QB sack on that day or any other and was the best offensive lineman in college football last year.
I agree that he does not deserve the ridiculous sum he is getting from the Dolphins but I dont expect him to turn it down either.
By scooter11
April 25, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this
It’s too much money, granted, but Long’s offense put up 30-something on App St. It was the defense that failed.
By richbrave
April 25, 2008 8:41 AM | Link to this
FURMAN:
Leather helmets and single face bars do not co-exist with $30 million guarantees. You and I missed our calling Mr. Bisher, and our timing was awful. Thats why I try helping my grandsons to be ML players. And the odds are better than a lottery ticket. Keep swimming and I’ll see you further upstream.
By Oneiron
April 25, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this
If some team is willing to give $57 Million for anything - that’s their call. I can’t see it either, but if that’s how they spend THEIR money - so what. After all, who’s giving .200 hitting infielders a huge chunk, and lefthanded relievers with 6.00 ERA’s millions. Furman’s still one of the best to ever grace the sports pages - anywhere or anytime.
By NYJacket
April 25, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this
Furman,
As a former offensive lineman, I think it is great the Jake is getting the big bucks.
A great offensive line can make an average running back look like a Heisman candidate and can give an average QB the time needed to complete a lot of passes.
And, Jake will probably play for a long time.
By William
April 25, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
Mr. Talker - I bet you are a real joy to be around! Probably don’t even like yourself!
By Randy "Tex" Cobb
April 25, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
It’s not what you say it is. It’s what the market will bear. Why, I myself fetched $30,000 as a little pup.
By Gene
April 25, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this
I agree with Furman about tv coverage. I did not hear the gushing over Smoltz, but he certainly deserves credit for his contribution to baseball. Joe Morgan and his sidekick are about the worst followed by McCarver and Buck. I just turn the volume off when those guys show up.
By Cecil34
April 25, 2008 11:22 AM | Link to this
Furman, you are our last link to civility in the Sports pages, or the AJC in general. I miss Jesse Outlar also…
Those of us that remember columns and coverage from these two men in years past also remember when we were “civilized”.
It’s nobody’s business what Tiger or anyone else says out on the golf course while playing; just like on any field of competition or racetrack. Stop sticking audio equipment where it doesn’t belong.
The $$$ given out now to athletes or anyone doing selective work is beyond comprehension, but in reality we have become a society that values money over anything and everything.
And this is especially true in the sports world, where TV has perverted competition into mere entertainment.
We reap what we sow - not a new concept.
By steverino
April 25, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this
One thing that hasn’t been mentioned is that Long is a left tackle, the 2nd highest paid position, on average, in football. He is paid to protect the blindside of the highest paid position, the quarterback. THAT’S why he is being paid the big bucks.
By Marbo
April 25, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this
LMFAO: Hershal Talker and Rick they will engrave on your tombs “your comments on the AJC blog were funny as hell.”
By lw
April 25, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this
Furman: The score was 38-35. The offense scored 35 points. The defense and special teams lost the game, not the offensive tackle.
By just die already, furman
April 25, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this
you’re too old to cover sports, and you don’t even know what the hell you’re talking about. as far as the appalachian state loss, if you had actually watched the game - instead of choking on vitamins and peeing yourself - you would have seen that the only working factor of the michigan offense was the running game.
and hell yes 57 million for an offensive tackle. joe thomas was worth every last penny he got last year.
times have changed. you have not. sports have passed you by. now call it a career and go play some bingo.
By Zeb McKluskey
April 25, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this
Ya know what ‘mr Talker’ and ‘just die already’, they’re going to carve on your headstones, “Here lies the syphillitic anal sebage of the world’s biggest mongolian jug fvckers”. You azzholes have no respect for age. Furman has forgotten more about football than you idiots will ever know.
And Najeh, I normally agree with your posts, but I definitely see where Furman is coming with this one. While I would love for the Birds to get Jake, dam man, 57 million for a tackle?? And yes, I understand that the core of a team is OL and DL, but with the right coaching and a great strength trainer, you can make very good lineman on both sides of the ball. I actually think Chris Long is going to be another Patrick Kearney and I hope we don’t waste our first pick on Ryan. Yes, I’m a UGA homer, but we haven’t really seen what DJ can do in the NFL. Just need to give him a chance. If he can’t cut it, then cut him.
By Randy "Tex" Cobb
April 25, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this
And them was 1954 dollars.
By Najeh Davenpoop
April 25, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this
Put it this way — if you pay Jake Long $57 million, he’s gonna be playing the entire length of that contract. Same with Chris Long. If you pay Matt Ryan $57 million, chances are he’s gonna be sitting on the bench for at least 1/4 of that.
$57 million is gonna seem like a lot for anyone who hasn’t played a single NFL game. But that’s where NFL salaries are at right now. If I’m gonna pay a rookie that much I’d rather he be a guy who can contribute from Day 1 and earn as much of that contract as possible.
Oh yeah, I’m a Tech fan (not a very committed one but still) and I’d love to see DJ Shockley get a chance to win the starting job.
By MasivAtack
April 25, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this
Why I remember back in my day, when cars cost five dollars, and I could have all the charleston chews that would fit in my Ten-Gallon hat for a penny.
Allright, all you rapscallions, lay off of my dear friend FB.
By Bishergenius
April 25, 2008 6:08 PM | Link to this
Yeah, Furman, we GET it: Pro athletes are paid too much. Thanks for the update.
2, how about getting your facts straight? michigan gave up ONE sack that day— and it WAS NOT given up by Long. It was on a blitz where the tight end missed his assignment. Check youtube. It’s on the internet. That’s on the computer. That’s the thing with the t-v looking screen. Oh, forget it. 3 Even IF Long gave up 10 sacks that day, does that mean a great college career should add up to NOTHING? Because of ONE game?!?!? If we went by your standards, no one would get drafted tomorrow.yeah, experience…can’t beat that.
By Zeb McKluskey
April 25, 2008 6:21 PM | Link to this
Dam Bishergenius, would you attack your grandpa? Why don’t you just kick Furman down a flight of stairs? How bout you make fun of how he knew Babe Ruth? I bet he drives really slow too, huh ?? Why don’t you go by a nursing home and challenge someone to a fight? Dam, you’re a big, big man. Please tell me what college team you support. I’ll bet you’re not a dawg, and if you are, we don’t want you anymore. I’m not saying to not question a journalistic opinion, but show some dam respect azzhole.
Furman, I apologize for this moron. I know you’ve been doing this long enough that you’re used to idiots. Thanks for all of your work over the years.
By marko
April 25, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this
Furman irritating yes, boring never. Those who consider Furman getting a little senile should consider Bill Parcells. he just paid a right tackle fifty-seven million.
By huh
April 25, 2008 8:25 PM | Link to this
Bisher you are the same guy who basically put Matt Schaub in the Hall of Fame because he had one good game that he lost.. How did the prediction that he would be a great qb work out for you? Last time I looked he was outplayed by his back up.. Stick to watching Golden Girls.
By Zeb McKluskey
April 25, 2008 10:48 PM | Link to this
Hey huh, ah you, ah who uh huh, what kind of stupid azz name is that? If you’re so in the know, please point me to your blog and your address with any paper dikweed. Please paste any article that Furman did that for Schaub. If you can, I will gladly bow down to you. But if you can, please post with something other than “huh” as a name for yourself. Sounds like you need to be wearing a helmet.
By huh
April 26, 2008 1:19 AM | Link to this
Zeb McKluskey that was real real real weak. Wow a helmet joke. Are you Bishers’s son or daughter or both? Go back to when the Falcons traded Matt Schaub. Bisher was all on his nuts. I don’t have time to go searching for it. You might want to try google. G O O G L E… They might have a link where you can find that weak article and read it. If you are too lazy to do that then how about searching through all of his old articles and im pretty sure you will find it… As far as you bowing down to me, im pretty sure you have no problem getting down on your knees. Im willing to bet you have done it more than once.
By just die already, furman
April 26, 2008 2:50 AM | Link to this
Zeb McKluskey,
don’t get me wrong, i respect old people who are dying, as i realize that i myself will succumb to old age if something else doesn’t claim me first.
HOWEVER, i loved my own grandfather, but was insiteful enough to see that his RACIST views were outdadted and that the world had moved on.
i’m not saying that furman is racist (he is though), but i am saying he’s a complete moron for everything he says nowadays.
yes, 54 mil for an o-linemen. it took the league that many years to realize this.
as for you, zeb mccluskey - a pathetic name, by the way - why don’t you change furman’s diaper, since you’re all on his sack already.
LOSER.
By just die already, furman
April 26, 2008 3:20 AM | Link to this
here is teh article “huh” is referring to. the title says it all.
http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/sportscolumns/entries/2007/03/23/falcons_traded.html
as for the content of this column, furman goes on to whine about how much money vick makes.
in today’s column, he whines about how much money o-linemen make.
which means that bisher is an old, bitter b******* who whines about the times and how much money stuff costs…whether it’s the cost of gas or the cost of offensive linemen or any top pick, regardless of position.
which brings me back to my original point: just die already, furman.
oh, and zeb: when you’re changing furman’s diaper, give him a good lick.
LOSER.
By Donald
April 26, 2008 3:32 AM | Link to this
Mr. Bisher, Your article points out why I do not watch any professional sport!! They’re nothing but overpaid crybabies with —for the most part—-the morals of dogs!!!
By Nurse Nancy
April 26, 2008 6:27 AM | Link to this
Nurse Nancy: ‘Mr. Bisher! Mr. Bisher! Wake up from your typewriter. It’s time for your Metamucil. Then I’ll take you down the hall so you can play BINGO with everyone else.’
Furman: ‘mumble mumble’
Nurse Nancy: ‘What’s that you said, Furman?’
Furman: ‘mumble mumble lombardi mumble kofax mumble coolidge hoover roosevelt’
Nurse Nancy: ‘Say again, Mr. Bisher?’
Furman: ‘mumble mumble hogan mumble. hoover halas dizzy dean mumble’
Nurse Nancy: ‘I’m sorry sweetie, I don’t understand what you’re talking about’
Furman: ‘mumble mumble bing crosby teletype horseless carriage mumble ajc bart starr’
Nurse Nancy: ‘Mr. Bisher, I think the editor of the AJC is waiting to play BINGO with you down the hall. Let’s go see him, okay?’
Furman: ‘Deadline!!!…Zzzzzzz…Deadline!…Zzzzzz…Deadline!!!…Zzzzzzzzzz’
Nurse Nancy: ‘Wake up, Mr. Bisher! Come take your Metamucil and let’s go play BINGO. Don’t you worry about that deadline. You can type more about that newfangled ESPN you’ve been telling me about later.’*
By Hockeyman3944
April 26, 2008 8:00 AM | Link to this
hey MasivAtak..your really full of it..tell me a point in time when cars cost $5! DUH..minor piece of irrelevance…anyway, Furman, when you get up from your nap, think hard, really hard back to the old days when players made the princely sum of $30-60k …per year! to play football or baseball. It was in most readers lifetime, guys! ‘m sure I could copy the same article you wrote then and simply changed the numbers by adding a few more zeroes and the crying an nashing of teeth from the sports writer then would mirror your column today. Get over it! I’ll ask any fair weather readers of your sanctimoneous drivel: if someone showed up on your doorstep with a $57 million dollar check, would YOU turn it down? “Gee, that’s a lot of money, Miami, do you think I should take it? Let me think about it and I’ll review the tapes of the App State game and let you know.” SURE! Take the freakin’ money, play to your talent capabilities for as long as the game will allow and have a great life, you of the lucky gene pool. Furman…this is life now…Furman? Furman? Oh, just call me after your nap…
By War Eagle
April 26, 2008 8:02 PM | Link to this
You young Turks who smart mouth Furman Bisher are the same people in this generation who has NO respect and only appreciates your manhood or whatever it is…get a life.
By Pago Flyer
April 26, 2008 11:19 PM | Link to this
He deserves about $500 million. The idiot tkt buyers will pay for it anyway, pretty funny.
By varoadrunner
April 27, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this
How refreshing to read one of Mr Bisher’s columns AFTER reading one from the AJC dunce, Terrance Moore.
Thanks for your fine work and on-the-money thoughts about sports in general Mr Bisher. After a long and wonderful career, it seems somewhat silly to say - Keep up the work Furman. But can you help the rest of us by shooting TM? (JK)
By D'Marcus Jackson, Kappa Alpha Pledge
April 27, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
Is it me or WHERE are all the UGA Seniors in the DRAFT?? I guess they are doing the Soulja Boy SHUFFLE?? I haven’t seen any on the Board yet.
I guess they’ll wait for next year when Stafford or Knowshon declare early eligibility for the NFL Draft!
Hey ODELL, get me another DRINK!
By Old School Al
April 28, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this
Who cares what Furman Bisher chooses to longingly wax about? For Falcon fans, Blank has officially proclaimed the (Con)Vick era as dead! Long live the new King of Northside Drive: Matt “Matty Ice” Ryan!
P.S. Falcons will be in a new stadium in Alpharetta by 2015.
By So Fla Dawg
April 28, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
The Dolphins didn’t have any choice the 1st pick was going to cost 57 million no matter who they picked they went with a lineman to open holes for ronnie brown and protect the young qb.. dolphins didn’t need a qb or a running back.. they move carey to right tackle were he belongs it was a good pick you are just made because bill went with the dolphins and not the suck a* falcons !!!
By Mr. P
April 28, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this
You need to write about the falcons’ blown draft, and their clearly incompetent new GM, rather than what Bill Parcells did right. The falcons 2008 draft reminds me of the failed ‘brand X’ draft of years ago. I realize that few of the falcon fans of today can remember the brand X draft.
The falcons defense is soft up the middle, and I thought it was a gift from heaven when the Rams passed on Dorsey. Then the new falcon GM proved he was an idiot to pass on the best player in the draft, and the player the falcons needed most…, to make a public relations pick - for an over rated quaterback that’s likely to be a bust.
And what of giving up two number two picks, along with a fourth round pick, for a short-armed-lame left tackle? ESPN rightly called it a desperation pick.
Also how are the falcons really going to be able to afford to pay Matt Ryan when they are still in salary-cap hell with Vic’s old contract? Vic’s salary, when he gets out of jail, is mostly or totally guaranteed, and he is still on the roster even though he sits in prison. Vic will be a salary cap hit for many more years to come because nobody will take him on a trade, or even claim him off waivers. Why isn’t anybody talking about this situation about Michael Vic’s salary-cap hit to the falcons? Especially with the new wonder boy now in town?
The birds had far too many needs to be drafting a quarterback with their first pick. Their offensive line is probably the worst in the league. Didn’t they give up six or more sacks in several games last season? Also their defense was very easy to run on up-the-middle, and there really hasn’t been any pass rush for a decade or longer. And the new GM claimed this was going to be a ‘needs based’ draft?
The falcons could have made do with the quarterbacks they already had on the roster until they had successfully re-built the offensive line, and had drafted enough defensive linemen to have some hope of stopping the run. With the new GM being hailed as a genius, I would have thought he would have realized this. As it is, if Ryan plays anytime soon he will end up on the disabled list like so many other falcon quarterbacks. The awful beating Bartkowski took comes to mind.
Bill Parcells didn’t just take Jake Long. He basically re-built the dolphin offensive line in one draft, and got a strong-armed quarterback with a third round pick. Parcells knew that many other good quarterbacks on the board could be had much later in the draft, so he was smart to first lock-up the best offensive lineman in the country to a long term contract. Long’s contract will look like a bargain a few years from now, while falcon fans will be asking where’s the beef?
The only thing I liked about the falcon draft was them taking Brown in the sixth round, but then again we thought Bubba Bean was going to work out as part of the brand X draft.
By Gold standard
April 29, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
I am right now a season ticket holder but not for long! I paid my two hundred dollars to hold two sets of tickets.
I wanted to see if the new Gm wanted a football team or play PR games . This team need Dorsey Bad .
He would help right now but Golden Boy will set on the pine for a few years and then it not for sure how he will do , this is not the weak ACC . We the season ticket holder pay a lot of money to see a failed product. 7.5 dollars for a beers and every thing else is to high. Look how many linebacker this clown drafted .
He knew we need d line help and o line help what he draft linebacker. If Vick come back I will buy tickets . until then good by. He must not have know what town he was in. This is not Boston this Atlanta.
He may feel good About his draft but look at the stands to see how the season ticket holders feel. People pay for two thing in this town a winning team and a team with Mike Vick.
And right now we have naar one. Blank you got your new face but the stands are empty wonder why do the math with the new face and the old face ! The money err has end! Black out any one!
By Margie
April 29, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
Mr. Bisher, methinks the Wolverines are still a little testy about that embarrassing football game last fall. I hear Mountaineer gear is selling well at Ohio State, too.
By Andre
April 29, 2008 8:44 PM | Link to this
Opinion 1, I like that one. That was just too funny.
By Jack Barnes
April 30, 2008 2:27 PM | Link to this
Just die already, You are a COWARD HIDING BEHIND MOMMY’S KEYBOARD. I would gladly make your name fit you anytime, anyplace.You sissy.
By T.C
May 2, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this
Boy i tell ya some of yall who post comments think you have the answer to why the world is round.probably why your sitting behind a key board and the coaches coach and players play.in other words,your oppinion don’t mean diddly squat.
By KQuark
May 5, 2008 11:41 PM | Link to this
Parcells is the most overrated name in the NFL he never won anything without Belicheat.
By bucko
May 9, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this
TIGER IS A GREAT GOLFER NOT A GREAT CHAMPION. ALL THE OTHER GREATS NEW HOW TO CARRY THEMSELF’S LIKE A GREAT CHAMPION. HE HAS NO PRIVACY WHEN HE IS ON TELEVISION.
By Workinlkeadawg
May 27, 2008 11:23 PM | Link to this
Bisher is one of the finest writers in America. It’s about time Hampton start catching H#%% for his obvious waste of being classified as a MLB pitcher. The sooner he leaves the better. He is a bad seed, one of the view bad moves JS has pulled. If and win he comes back I don’t think he automatically earns a starters spot. Work his over paid a** in the bullpen in blow out games. Smoltz is in a class all his own , first time HOF ahead of Glavine and possibly Maddux. It won’t surprise me , if Maddux is needed, to be on the Braves July 31st. JJ and Jair are the heirs apparent, along with Soriano and Gonzales to accept the torch.
By Milton Poindexter
May 28, 2008 7:20 PM | Link to this
Just popped in to the AJC blogs looking for a place to comment on Michael “Burner” Turner. Been a Charger fan a long time and feel a special symmetry/sympathy with the Falcons. Sorry you all are so angry about your teams and players and owners. Turner is a good guy and he will bust his butt. All Charger fans will be rooting for him to do well, probably even when the Bolts face off against the Falcons later this year. One thing’s for sure, he won’t be pulling away from Cromartie. Anyway, Atlanta is a great city and you are all wonderful people.