The Return of 3TO (Ridiculously Raking in Nashville) [merged with Hall platoon thread]

[bigjase]

Aw, this makes my day! Welcome back Russ. Long live 3TO!

[PKBadger]

Branyan the manyan! Do you sometimes think Melvin did this just for Brewerfan.net?

 

We can only hope that a non-roster ST invite to Brooks Kieschnick is forthcoming.

[Weirdos19]

I personally think that he can help a little. He could spot start at third when guys like Zambrano or Oswalt start. He has to be better against tough right handed pitching than Hall has, right?

[mothershipconnection]

Gack. Puke. Wretch. Bye Bye BFN. I'll be back when adult conversations start up again.

 

Let us know when you're ready to engage in them.

[brettac1]

Aw yeah. The Oakleys are back.

[Boy Jeenius]

Probably as soon as Branyan is gone.

 

EDIT: It's spelled with an 'a', not an 'o' - b19

[JJHardy7]

So you basically spend your whole post whining like a four year old and then your last sentence says you'll be back when the adult conversations start back up?

 

Not to be mean, but this is kind of not called for in my opinion. I think the general feeling is that The Muscle is loved or hated -- no in between. I think a possible good idea would be to just keep a thread for him all year and those that want to chime in can and those that don't want to can just avoid that thread. I think it's kind of like the Yost thing. I'm not real into bashing a guy time after time so I avoid the main Yost thread and all is well. This isn't a knock on those that do bash Yost it's just a way to avoid things I really don't have an interest in. Just a thought.

 

I personally like the signing and I look forward to seeing him hit some bombs in Nashville -- and getting a done of RB autographs.

[Brian the Automator]

Probably as soon as Branyan is gone.

So people want to have a little fun now that Branyan got signed to a minor league deal, and you believe this is your opportunity to say that adult conversations aren't happening. You must really, really hate him.

[brewers19]

With all the festivities surrounding our lauded hero's return, I don't understand how some of you are finding time for bickering.

[PeaveyFury]

With all the festivities surrounding our lauded hero's return, I don't understand how some of you are finding time for bickering.

I baked a cake with 3TO on it.

[Fatter than Joey]

and getting a done of RB autographs.

 

He has the worst autograph

[1992casey]

I concur, FTJ. My nephews have it on two Brewerfan 3TO shirts, and I have to say it's pretty unreadable.

[brewdude15]

if Cirillo and Kieschnick are signed to minor league contracts, i will seriously be in love with Doug Melvin. That guy is my hero.

[InsomniacInkRoss]

I had no idea there was this love for Branyan here, and I could not be happier

 

I will say I have loved him as well, ever since the canoe shot

 

He is on my manly man list with Steve McQueen, John Wayne, and Rick Helling

[saget]

Once Branyan hit a HR so far I went cross-eyed.

[Dragonbait]

Yeah... RB hit the LONGEST HR IVE EVER SEEN..... You just hold something like that to heart man.... Cant hate a guy after that...

[Baldkin]

Scroll down and watch April 11th

[Schlitz001]

I now wish I was going to ST more than ever

 

I'll be there March 3rd, and don't think that I won't go dig out my 3TO shirt.

[samwise]

Greeeaaat................. Now I can read a new thread everyday for the rest of the year about this mope tearing up AAA and we need to call him up - NOW. And he should be batting clean up , or lead off , or pitching, or pinch running, or bull pen catcher. Gack. Puke. Wretch. Bye Bye BFN. I'll be back when adult conversations start up again.

Well I for one will miss your informative posts, I will wait in anticipation until you return. I may not eat or sleep.

 

This is a minor league deal for Pete's sake. He is not being penciled in for a starting spot. (Crossing my fingers)

 

[Marleyboo]

I by no means am a long time poster here, more of a long time lurker. Branyan is sort of a cult icon on Brewerfan. He reminds me of that girl you dated in high school. She was very pretty and you really wanted to get to know her. Then you dated her for a while and realized all of her flaws and how you could do much better. Ten years later you run into her and all those old good feeling come up again.

RB is part of the lore of Brewerfan.net

[BrewCrewForever]

I by no means am a long time poster here, more of a long time lurker. Branyan is sort of a cult icon on Brewerfan. He reminds me of that girl you dated in high school. She was very pretty and you really wanted to get to know her. Then you dated her for a while and realized all of her flaws and how you could do much better. Ten years later you run into her and all those old good feeling come up again.

RB is part of the lore of Brewerfan.net

That is a pretty spot on analogy. Well done Marleyboo.

 

[elbobbo82]

Marley, the thing that makes your analogy so great is the fact that it works both ways. Someone in the same situation might see that same girl and just remember all the bad things from that failed relationship, leading to a very bad feeling. I really can't say that I feel good or bad about the signing, because in the end it isn't likely to have much of an effect on the team anyway, and I was never a huge Muscle fan.

[BrewCrewForever]

Yeah I think its cool for nostalgia that the muscle is back, but it's probably not going to have a big effect except maybe for Nashville. And thats cool.

[ECThirdWard]

As someone who was there on that fateful April day against the Pirates (my first ever Opening Day game), I can honestly say Branyan has carved out a small piece of tender muscle in my otherwise lacking heart.

 

Marley I love the analogy as well. Spot on. The best part of that analogy is thinking that even though that girl has been passed around and worked over like old Schwinn, you know, somewhere, in the back of your dark mind, she just might be able to give you the ride of your life one more time.

 

Since the signing, I've been dreaming of heading back to Miller, after Russ has been recalled due to injuries, watching him belt two big ones and then circle the bases as the sunlight gleems off his tinted Oakleys.

 

Here's to dreaming.

[bigredrobbo]

That 480ft blast off the Time Warner sign still gives me a fuzzy feeling in my gentleman's area, but, hey, what do I know? I have a shirt with "Kieschnick" on it, so I guess I'm just a romantic...