I wish Wren would do something already! I need to complain!

Fun times. Every day is a gift — remember that.

Wren: Must be sure trades strengthen Braves | Atlanta Braves.

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Home team in italics:

Alabama 31 Miss St 7
Georgia 21 Auburn 18
South Carolina 20 Florida 10
Vandy 23 Kentucky 14
LSU 41 W Kentucky 0
Ole Miss 20 La Tech 7
Arkansas 45 Tennessee 0

Marco Scutaro Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com.

What if the Braves had traded Martin Prado before the season? I can’t recall any discussion of it, but the thought should have at least crossed their minds. What quality of prospect would he have brought? A pretty good one, I bet.

Home teams in Crimson.

Alabama 27, LSU 18
Vandy 23, Florida 20 (yeah, I said it)
Georgia 51, New Mexico St 10
Kentucky 24, Ole Miss 21
MSU 24, UT-Martin 6
Arkansas 34, USC 12
Middle Tennessee 8, Tennessee 7

Atlanta Braves trade Derek Lowe to Cleveland Indians, sources say – ESPN.

The Keltner List was developed by Bill James as a device to evaluate a player’s Hall of Fame candidacy. In The Politics of Glory James says that it is probably his favorite tool to do that. (You can read about the background in that book, or do a Google search, for further information.) I’m going to run it for Joe Torre, even though he is going to go into the Hall, as a manager, as soon as they get around to voting on him. While there are several Hall of Famers who are in as players who probably got a boost from their managing career, Torre will probably be the only man voted in as a manager who has a legitimate claim to go in as a player.

Like I would skip Tennessee week. Road teams in disgusting orange.

And I wish there was an easier way to say it. The surgeons were unable to operate on Tuesday, because scans showed the regrowth of tumors that had been removed in July. From all appearances, the remaining cancer has entered a virulent stage. It is not likely to kill me directly; instead it will decrease the effectiveness of my organs by taking away the space they need to operate. The time frame is unclear, but basically I was told that the best measure if they don’t find a treatment is months rather than years.

I am posting at this ungodly hour as part of a psychological ploy. In case you have never had surgery, the doctors make you come in ridiculously early, after which you wait for several hours in which you are denied food and drink, even water. This is to soften you up so you’ll let them do anything to you as long as they give you drugs.

I am going to go into the hospital on Monday for a minor but invasive procedure. On Tuesday, I am scheduled to have major surgery. It’s not without risk but I have some of the best doctors there are working on me, led by the surgeon who worked on me in early 2009. Hopefully, this will be the last surgery for a good long time and will clear up some issues I have had with my health that I won’t go into right now.

We need a hitting coach. Who shall it be? TP? Don Baylor? Chris Chambliss? Chipper? Chipper’s dad? Lance Parrish?

Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 25, 2011 – ESPN.

Just hold on, guys.

Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 24, 2011 – ESPN.

Home teams in CAPS.

ALABAMA 28, Arkansas 20
Georgia 35, OLE MISS 12
AUBURN 56, Fla. Atlantic 21
Florida 24, KENTUCKY 10
LSU 17, WEST VIRGINIA 9
MISS ST 28, La Tech 13
SOUTH CAROLINA 24, Vandy 20
Idle 10, TENNESSEE 6

Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 21, 2011 – ESPN.

Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 19, 2011 – ESPN.