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cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
9:44 pm
Two comments, one for each…not exactly what I was going for:)
That is a good point Interested Observer
winterville
March 30th, 2009
9:46 pm
I like Hanley too. He is hitting 3rd this year so his RBI’s should go up. You can’t go wrong with either one but Hanley plays the premium position. That’s why I like him.
spotts
March 30th, 2009
9:46 pm
Hanley no question. He’s got speed and power
cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
9:46 pm
Think I am leaning that way- also concerned that Pujols’ elbow might blow up on him…he never got that fixed did he?
spotts
March 30th, 2009
9:47 pm
Plus there’s tons of good 1Bs. There’s only one elite SS, 2 great SS, and the rest is just okay
Rick
March 30th, 2009
9:47 pm
Why are we trading an outfielder with a 300 average and speed when we have a black hole in the line up playing right.
Put Diaz in right, put Kelly Johnson back in right, or play 5 infielders until Frenchy learns the strike zone. I’ve got season tickets but I cant watch!
winterville
March 30th, 2009
9:48 pm
No Pujols didn’t fix it. He had the same surgery as Soriano and Glavine to move the nerve but he will eventually have to have full blown TJ surgery.
McFann :Ô:
March 30th, 2009
9:49 pm
F.N. Hale–
Sorry! I don’t know how in the world I missed that post of yours! Sheesh…I feel bad…
Um…OK! There is a “link” button under each post. Click on that, and the link will be in your address bar. Next, follow these steps for posting links. Once you get the hang of it, it’s not so hard.
Again, sorry I missed your post. Hope you get this one! Night, all!
spotts
March 30th, 2009
9:49 pm
But if your draft is anything like the one from this blog, Chipper Jones will go 3rd overall. So you might want to nab him before someone else does
cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
9:50 pm
Think that question has been answered- thanks all:)
spotts
March 30th, 2009
9:51 pm
Rick – my goodness….Francoeur had one bad season as opposed to 2.5 good seasons and a great spring training this year too. Good thing you’re not our GM
cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
9:52 pm
spotts-
It’s not Chipper I am concerned with getting – I am planning on taking Mac probably way earlier then necessary to make sure I actually get him
Daybed Wagmoe
March 30th, 2009
9:53 pm
I drafted a team this past weekend, and I’ve got Halladay, Peavy, Webb, Lincecum, and Scott Baker as my starters, along with K-Rod, Lidge, Valverde, Frank Francisco, and Chad Qualls as relief pitchers.
I’d go with Hanley first pick. First base is so deep, and even though you’ll pass on Pujols, there’s still plenty of 1Bs who can provide your team with HRs, RBIs, average, etc. Not so many shortstops who can provide what Hanley, Reyes, or Rollins can.
cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
9:54 pm
Daybed-
do you play with anyone that knows anything about baseball? That’s a solid rotation
Steve from OH
March 30th, 2009
9:59 pm
Bowman says that the Braves are close to a 3 year deal with an option for a fourth year with Chipper. An official announcement could come as early as tomorrow, he says. He speculates the average value would be around 14MM/season.
Andrew
March 30th, 2009
10:01 pm
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090330&content_id=4089068&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
spotts
March 30th, 2009
10:02 pm
Daybed – my goodness….did you draft any offensive players? All those pitchers had to have gone early. I’m sure you ended up with Scott Thorman and Todd Pratt on offense
Rick
March 30th, 2009
10:02 pm
spotts…I wouldn’t have brought Glavin back either…let’s see how that plays out!
A FAN
March 30th, 2009
10:02 pm
i don’t know if it has be discussed on here but i just got home and saw on mlb.com that chipper is close to an extension. if its true glad to see at least one guy stay here his whole career. now if we can get him another ring that would top the cake!!!
TnBrian
March 30th, 2009
10:02 pm
Lew, you’re kidding, right? I was getting on you because you misspelled “Vazques” in your earlier post. I know they’ll probably trade Vaz. as I said at 8:51. By the way, I was joking with ya in the first place.
BA
March 30th, 2009
10:03 pm
Don’t know if she’d see this or not, but that was a nice article that Caroll Rogers did with Lemke about the infield.
Lemmer likes Prado, which makes sense- rooting for the guy that is most Lemke-esque.
MFin04
March 30th, 2009
10:05 pm
Did Ohman sign somewhere?
TnBrian
March 30th, 2009
10:06 pm
I don’t know why I’m watching this, but does ANYONE even watch WWF anymore? That John Cena is an awful “wrestler”! He’s a bad actor too! I always did like Bret Hart and how he tried his hardest to make it look real. He was actually a damn good wrestler.
vabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
10:08 pm
ohman got a minor league deal from dodgers
TnBrian
March 30th, 2009
10:08 pm
MFin04, he signed with the dodgers for 1M
MFin04
March 30th, 2009
10:08 pm
DVR-ing Monday Night Raw
shhh
MFin04
March 30th, 2009
10:09 pm
Why the heck didnt we sign him for a million?
Chop Chop
March 30th, 2009
10:13 pm
Around $14 million per for Chipper? Great googly moogly.
steve_97060
March 30th, 2009
10:16 pm
because the people who get paid to make those kinds of decisions didn’t feel the need to now…
SoWeGa Fanatic
March 30th, 2009
10:16 pm
Chipper close to an extension:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090330&content_id=4089068&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
35YearBravesFan
March 30th, 2009
10:16 pm
DOB – What’s the latest on Huddy? How’s he doing in rehab?
Anderson to Detroit and Ohman to the Dodgers. One day closer to the real season.
GO BRAVES!!
Steve McP
March 30th, 2009
10:17 pm
Surely not $14M for Chipper over 3 years, could only be that with incentives based on appearances and even then that is a lot of budget, was expecting something more like $10M per.
AdirondackDave
March 30th, 2009
10:18 pm
Steve in Ohio — Good to hear the Braves are near extending Chipper. Bowman’s guestimate of 14M per sounds high to me, though. Considering he’s a 120-130 game player I was figuring it would start around 12 and finish around 10M when he’s pushing 40. I’m a big Chipper fan but 14M per is a lot of dough in this economy for an aging icon. We’ll see, I guess.
Doc Holiday
March 30th, 2009
10:19 pm
All I can say is that when we make trades with the Tigers……..good things happen……LOL
MFin04
March 30th, 2009
10:21 pm
I dunno…I agree that $14million for Chipper is a lot…but at the same time…it is Chipper….its ok to overspend on icons (cough Smoltz, cough Smoltz, but I’m over it)
DiamondbackMac
March 30th, 2009
10:23 pm
Here’s an interesting quote about Darrow from a Detroit fan on the Tigers’ web site blog.
“I saw him IMPLODE in the AFL championship game this year and blow a good Tommy Hanson start (irony?).”
Smyrna Jim
March 30th, 2009
10:24 pm
I think this is an elaborate plot by Frank Wren, and he will now trade Rudy Darrow for Will Ohman.
Doc Holiday
March 30th, 2009
10:24 pm
Ohman for 1.35? Didnt we offer more than that?
18 Wheels of Love
March 30th, 2009
10:25 pm
I’m cool with giving Chipper the gold watch package. He’s earned it…played thru some injuries, restructured his contracts, team guy, yadda yadda yadda. And there’s a difference b/ this and Smoltz’s situation. Chipper misses a few games, Smoltz misses seasons. And Chipper plays everyday. Glad he can retire a Brave.
Daybed Wagmoe
March 30th, 2009
10:27 pm
cabravesfan and spotts — well, for one, it’s an 8-team league, so the competition isn’t as deep. my offense isn’t terrific, but it’s not bad — Mike Napoli (catcher), Adrian Gonzalez (1B), Dan Uggla (2B), Jose Reyes (SS), Aubrey Huff (3B), Nate McLouth/Ryan Ludwick/Corey Hart (OFs), and Johnny Damon (utility). With the exception of Reyes, all of those guys are pretty second-rate, but still decent, offensive players.
MFin04
March 30th, 2009
10:27 pm
Well said…well said.
spotts
March 30th, 2009
10:30 pm
Hold onto Corey Hart….he’s gonna be a star
f.n.hale
March 30th, 2009
10:30 pm
McFann, no worries. I need lots of practice to do all the complicated stuff for the embed but I got that from you the other night but I never noticed when you clicked on the link button that it put a number at the end of the address. Seems like just the other day you were struggling with all this. Wait, it was just the other day. Let me see if THIS works.
Bubdylan
March 30th, 2009
10:31 pm
Nice to hear about Chipper, who has played his hand patiently, like Glavine did.
I say we overspend on every icon for the next fifty years, just to p*ss Smoltz off. And every time we sign one, in the press confrence Wren should say “there are just certain guys you make a high priority, if they’re healthy and not asking you to believe in their ability based on their own gut feelings and so forth… and if their ego is reasonable and they haven’t had shoulder surgery and all… those guys you try and get back. Those guys are hard to replace.”
Anyways…
Shamus Thacker
March 30th, 2009
10:33 pm
I’ll never understand the Ohman thing. Without knowing the SOMETHING the Braves must know, I sure wish we’d kept him.
Hope Anderson does well in Detroit; I like the kid we got in return. Stats-wise, the deal looks good on our end.
spotts
March 30th, 2009
10:35 pm
Why do I seem to be the only one who thinks that O’Flaherty and Logan are awful? Their career numbers and minor league stats show that they’re not so great. But we’re counting on them to hold down the bullpen?
Andrew
March 30th, 2009
10:35 pm
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9394214/Rosenthal-hands-out-the-preseason-hardware
spotts
March 30th, 2009
10:35 pm
I don’t get why Wren and Cox seem to think that because they’re left-handed they’ll help out the bullpen.
Heck, why don’t we give Michael Vick a call?
SoWeGa Fanatic
March 30th, 2009
10:40 pm
Michael Vick. Wow, great idea! He can throw a tomato thru a brick wall . . . but he would miss the wall.
Frankie Knuckles
March 30th, 2009
10:41 pm
Tommy H looks like an ace in that pic. Stoked about this kid. Seems to have a good head on his shoulders.
spotts
March 30th, 2009
10:43 pm
I hope Hanson shaves the goatee. Doesn’t look good on him
SoWeGa Fanatic
March 30th, 2009
10:49 pm
Wouldn’t it be great if Schaefer won RoY, Hanson came on and picked up a Cy, Chipper held together for a 2nd MVP, the Braves sweep the Yanks in the Series, and the Mutts finish 24 games out. Yeah, I know, but it is spring, I can dream, and just imagine what a year it would be!
The Ghost of Will Ohman (RHR)
March 30th, 2009
10:49 pm
Hey hey hey Chipper’s close to signing that extension and my son just agreed to go thrift store shopping with me on Saturday. Good news to end a Monday.
The Ghost of Will Ohman (RHR)
March 30th, 2009
10:50 pm
spotts, you gonna ask Hanson out on a date?
f.n.hale
March 30th, 2009
10:53 pm
That’s some pretty screwball picks by Rosenthal. He’s even explaining why they probably won’t happen while he’s making them. Weird.
f.n.hale
March 30th, 2009
10:57 pm
“I say we overspend on every icon for the next fifty years, just to p*ss Smoltz off” – bubdylan
I agree, I don’t have a problem with him going for the better offer but to go all passive/aggressive on us on his way out the door was uncalled for IMO.
cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
11:01 pm
well my outfield is gonna suck but so far I have sabathia, hamels & frankie rodriguez (and mac…got him 41st)
spotts
March 30th, 2009
11:03 pm
You can get Adam Jones in the later rounds….he could be 20/20 this year
Josh
March 30th, 2009
11:05 pm
great news about Chipper!!!
spotts
March 30th, 2009
11:05 pm
Oh, and Travis Snider is a rookie OF who could be really good too
cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
11:08 pm
Thanks spotts- put them in my saved box
spotts
March 30th, 2009
11:14 pm
SoWeGa – And then maybe after we win the World Series Bobby and TP will do a shirtless Mexican Hat Dance around home plate
eltrompoBRAVESfan
March 30th, 2009
11:15 pm
Man, I have an incredible sense of optimism with the Braves this season. They better not break my heart!
Hey ya’ll, is it safe to say there is more pressure on Frenchy or Schafy?
spotts
March 30th, 2009
11:20 pm
More pressure on Francoeur definitely. Everyone’s hoping last year was just a fluke. Last year already brought unheralded criticism….if he falters again, well….I think it’s safe to say that he’ll lose the confidence of everyone in Atlanta except Bobby.
Schafer’s a rookie. If he doesn’t have a good season he has a reason.
Salt life
March 30th, 2009
11:20 pm
Not drunk tonight. Still on the iphone however. Typos will occur. Red beans and rice were good lunch leftovers. Crab stuffed mushrooms with a nice chef salad slathered in catalina french dressing. Seemed like a good day for the home team and a good day for me. DOB. Don’t know your interest in.classical music but a fantastic CD is Edgar Meyer Mark oConner and YoYoMa. Appalachian Journey. James Taylor the very very lovely Allison Krauss lend their voices. Six more days, good people. Six more days. Where the hell is baseball……….
cheld
March 30th, 2009
11:20 pm
April Fools
spotts
March 30th, 2009
11:20 pm
sorry….didn’t intend for that to rhyme
Frankie Knuckles
March 30th, 2009
11:21 pm
Chipper’s a childhood hero of mine, but that’s a lot of money and years for a guy who couldn’t stay healthy at 33, much less 40. I like Chipper. Just don’t want to see a him become a noose around our neck when we’re rebuilding. Oh the controversy!
PWHjort
March 30th, 2009
11:22 pm
Did yall see the story about a possible Chipper extension through 2012 with an option for 2013 could be announced as early as tomorrow? That’d be the icing on the cake of a great off-season.
PWHjort
March 30th, 2009
11:23 pm
14 million a season is so far under market value for Chipper that if that’s true I’d be pumped.
Salt life
March 30th, 2009
11:26 pm
Nevermind…………Answered my own question. Have afriend that has only been to two games…….knucksies no no and the Hammers 715. The best game I ever went to was in 94 in Tiger Stadium.
cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
11:26 pm
man this has to be the slowest fantasy draft in history
nolie
March 30th, 2009
11:28 pm
But if your draft is anything like the one from this blog, Chipper Jones will go 3rd overall.
why in the world would a normal non-Brave fan draft Chipper Jones 3rd in the first round with his health issues? I would be amazed at that.
spotts
March 30th, 2009
11:28 pm
undermarket?? He can’t stay healthy and his power numbers are dwindling…how is $14M under market value??
Frankie Knuckles
March 30th, 2009
11:29 pm
PWH – we’ll have to see, after this economy takes it toll on attendance at the Ted. Not to mention, the new stadium in G-town is going to cannibalize ticket sales. What do you think Chipper would go for? Giving his injury history of course
bravefaninok
March 30th, 2009
11:32 pm
Frank Wren signs our big bat (well resigns him)! Chipper deserves it,hope this gets done!!
Saltywoody
March 30th, 2009
11:32 pm
Ohman to the Dodgers. Thankfully, that means we can stop having people ask seventy five times per day whether or not the Braves have any interest in him.
Wait a second…that’d be rational. Nevermind.
Frankie Knuckles
March 30th, 2009
11:40 pm
Saltywood, the perks of an open blog my friend. Guy does a decent Caray impression and everyone thinks hes the Second Coming.
Frank Bolling
March 30th, 2009
11:40 pm
Tiger fans should be paranoid. They have only won 2 World Series in the last 63 years. Wait!!!! The Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves have only won 2 World Series in the last 53 years. A silly team still 3 years from having its own stadium, a team with no fans, no money, no lucrative broadcasting deal and a non-entity owner has won 2 World Series in the last 12 years. That team has also won more World Series than the Astros, Mariners, Rays, Rangers and Expos/Nationals have won in their combined histories. So sad!!!!!
cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
11:44 pm
got adam jones- if he sucks i am blaming you spotts:)
PWHjort
March 30th, 2009
11:47 pm
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/03/30/smoltz-back-in-braves-camp-sort-of/comment-page-9/#comment-38744 (strong)Steve from OH(/strong) Where do you see the 14 mil/season speculation?
TnBrian
March 30th, 2009
11:48 pm
Frank Bolling, I think I’d take away that ‘97 Marlins team in that “no money” category.
spotts
March 30th, 2009
11:49 pm
aha….blame me all you want. I have him in my league too. Used to be the top prospect for the Mariners, has a year of ML experience already, and he’s tearing it up in ST. I think Adam Jones will be just fine
spotts
March 30th, 2009
11:50 pm
PS – another sleeper (sometimes) is Chris Carpenter. He’s healthy and having a good spring, but he’s burried in the rankings.
cabravesfan
March 30th, 2009
11:50 pm
carpenter was just taken
spotts
March 30th, 2009
11:52 pm
then forget I said anything
Chop Chop
March 30th, 2009
11:55 pm
I had a fantasy draft tonight. My league drafted. Three Braves (McCann, Lowe, Escobar).
I got Lowe in the 22nd round. I got Yunel a couple of rounds later. I have 28 roster spots in my league. I like to have full teams with extra spots to make up for the paltry DL slots. It’s insane.
cabravesfan
March 31st, 2009
12:06 am
Well I just took a flyer on Francoeur with my last pick…brings my total braves to 3 as well (Mac & D Lowe are the other 2)
spotts
March 31st, 2009
12:08 am
Lowe went in the 5th round of the DOB Blog draft….right before Jake Peavy
cabravesfan
March 31st, 2009
12:10 am
I got Lowe around round 18 or so (can’t actually remember)
PWHjort
March 31st, 2009
12:13 am
I heard an interview with Tom Glavine today on 680 the Fan. He said his arm was feeling pretty bad during the first part of the spring but it’s feeling fine now. He said he’s able to go out and feel good about what he’s going to be able to do every day, unlike last year when sometimes he was experiencing too much pain to be able to even feel good about pitching. He said as long as he’s able to locate his pitches and change speeds he’ll be fine. He’s in the 79-81 zone right now and he’d like to build his arm strength back up to where he can throw 83-84, but if it doesn’t happen he says he’ll still be able to pitch effectively. Overall, he seemed very optimistic. He’s pitching Wednesday and then in 2 minor league rehab starts before he makes his start for the big club on April 18th. He’ll throw 60 pitches (~5 innings) on Wednesday.
Salamander
March 31st, 2009
12:13 am
If Wren can fit the Chipper deal into the budget, then I guess its OK. We’ll see the real numbers soon enough – right now, its just speculation… Anyway, good to hear that the Braves locked him up (assuming it happens).
I don’t mean to sound down about this deal – its great for the fans. I just don’t want it to reduce the future fiscal flexibility of the team. Wren has proven to be rather shrewd so far, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt in terms of how this effects the team’s future payroll.
PWHjort
March 31st, 2009
12:14 am
Lowe in the 5th round? That’s crazy. Whoever did that has no idea what they’re doing. Unless it’s a league that rewards g/f ratio or that doesn’t include K’s.
PWHjort
March 31st, 2009
12:16 am
How many Japanese media members were there today?
PWHjort's home life
March 31st, 2009
12:31 am
PWHjort’s mother: “HEY SON!! Lay off the computer for a second and help me put cream on my corns!”
PWHjort: “AWWW, MOM… I’m in the middle of posting! Do I have to?”
PWHjort’s mother: “I brought you in this world, you ungrateful little prick!!”
wilymo
March 31st, 2009
12:50 am
3 yrs / $41 mil is what I heard
KC
March 31st, 2009
1:06 am
wilymo, that’s what you heard WHERE?
PWHjort
March 31st, 2009
1:30 am
Agreed, I’d like to see a source.
spotts
March 31st, 2009
1:31 am
I think Kenny Powers said that.
PWHjort's mother
March 31st, 2009
1:49 am
Thank you darlin! My ole corns feel like a soothing day at the beach. Now all I need is you to rub some of that ole life savin preparation-h on my aggravatin roids. They a killin me!!!! You would do that for good ole momma wouldn’t you child?