Comments on: When Braves strike out, they go for broke http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/ We talk baseball, other sports, music, movies, BBQ and whatever (except politics or religion) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:37:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Test http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/comment-page-10/#comment-331302 Test Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:42:19 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/?p=2027#comment-331302 :yay: :yippee: :whee: :!: :woohoo: :yay:

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]]> By: Kevin http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/comment-page-10/#comment-328538 Kevin Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:41:35 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/?p=2027#comment-328538 Its amazin we losin to a team with over 100 lost's and are fearless leader captain chipper jones quits....lowe quit and K johnson quit at start of season...and as for TP he should be fired after season over n get gerald perry here as Hittin coach of course Nose picker Bobby cox will not and Wren should say he go are U go...I love see Wren fire both at end season. Its amazin we losin to a team with over 100 lost’s and are fearless leader captain chipper jones quits….lowe quit and K johnson quit at start of season…and as for TP he should be fired after season over n get gerald perry here as Hittin coach of course Nose picker Bobby cox will not and Wren should say he go are U go…I love see Wren fire both at end season.

]]> By: DHD http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/comment-page-10/#comment-328107 DHD Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:03:04 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/?p=2027#comment-328107 Bob Stevens: Who is Jayson Haywood? Bob Stevens: Who is Jayson Haywood?

]]> By: wjones http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/comment-page-10/#comment-327977 wjones Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:45:58 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/?p=2027#comment-327977 " Yunel Escobar – Peter Moylan – Matt Diaz – Kelly Johnson – and Ryan Church are ARB eligible. Kelly and Church are making around 3mill so they’re probably going to get either traded or non tendered, I’d paid them 1.5mill each to be on the bench. Moylan and Yunel are 1st year eligible, and by the kind of years their having thay’ll get a huge raise from 500k, guessing around 3.5 million or a little bit less. Diaz made 1.2 mill, he’ll be around 3mill." Only correction is that Yunel is not yet arb eligible. The rest are, and I pretty much agree with you that Church and Kelly are probably gone, and they will probably keep Matty and Moylan. The weird thing is that Boone is arb eligible this year. I have absolutely no feel about that one. Can't see him trying to barter much, can you? ” Yunel Escobar – Peter Moylan – Matt Diaz – Kelly Johnson – and Ryan Church are ARB eligible. Kelly and Church are making around 3mill so they’re probably going to get either traded or non tendered, I’d paid them 1.5mill each to be on the bench. Moylan and Yunel are 1st year eligible, and by the kind of years their having thay’ll get a huge raise from 500k, guessing around 3.5 million or a little bit less. Diaz made 1.2 mill, he’ll be around 3mill.”

Only correction is that Yunel is not yet arb eligible. The rest are, and I pretty much agree with you that Church and Kelly are probably gone, and they will probably keep Matty and Moylan. The weird thing is that Boone is arb eligible this year. I have absolutely no feel about that one. Can’t see him trying to barter much, can you?

]]> By: BobStevens http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/comment-page-10/#comment-327964 BobStevens Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:30:26 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/?p=2027#comment-327964 No one should blame Matty Diaz for the Braves season ending prematurely. The Braves making the playoffs was an absolute longshot and it was almost an impossible task to pull off considering how much winning the Braves had to do just to put themselves into a mathematical chance of making the playoffs. THE BRAVES ALMOST HAD TO WIN AT A CLIP OF 90% WINNING BASEBALL, WHICH THEY DID JUST TO GET TO WITHIN 2 GAMES OF THE ROCKIES. I knew they would get tired and it was just too much to overcome. Also there was no margin for error because you knew that as soon as the Braves lost, they would soon get eliminated. The problem was that the Braves were running out of games and they waited too long to make their move for the wild card and start winning at a blistering pace. Had the Braves started playing at a high winning percentage earlier; say two months ago when they got swept by the lowly Cincinnati Reds they would have overtaken the Rockies. Of course we all would have preferred if Diaz hadnt got picked off just to see if the Braves could have kept the streak going and gotten the wild card berth. Unfortunately we will never know and it hurts for the Braves to have lost that ball game and get eliminated from post season play. i know this. Had the Brave gotten into the playoffs; they would have won the world series, because they still have the BEST talent in the league and they would have proved it on the biggest stage:the World Series. There is plenty of blame to go around, but I dont think Matt Diaz should be blamed for the Braves failing to make the playoffs. I think Bobby Cox should get blamed more than Matty Diaz. Diaz was careless at third base, but he still helped to get the Braves in a position of contention. Im still happy with the outcome of the Braves season. Im sure the Braces they surprised everyone and they have a powerful team for the forseeable future; not mention having the BEST prospect in major league baseball in their farm season [Jayson Haywood] who will be coming to the big club next year to add to the incredible talent pool that we have. The future is extemely bright for Braves fans and I know a lot of fans are still disappointed with the Braves being eliminated from the post season. No one should blame Matty Diaz for the Braves season ending prematurely. The Braves making the playoffs was an absolute longshot and it was almost an impossible task to pull off considering how much winning the Braves had to do just to put themselves into a mathematical chance of making the playoffs. THE BRAVES ALMOST HAD TO WIN AT A CLIP OF 90% WINNING BASEBALL, WHICH THEY DID JUST TO GET TO WITHIN 2 GAMES OF THE ROCKIES. I knew they would get tired and it was just too much to overcome. Also there was no margin for error because you knew that as soon as the Braves lost, they would soon get eliminated. The problem was that the Braves were running out of games and they waited too long to make their move for the wild card and start winning at a blistering pace. Had the Braves started playing at a high winning percentage earlier; say two months ago when they got swept by the lowly Cincinnati Reds they would have overtaken the Rockies. Of course we all would have preferred if Diaz hadnt got picked off just to see if the Braves could have kept the streak going and gotten the wild card berth. Unfortunately we will never know and it hurts for the Braves to have lost that ball game and get eliminated from post season play. i know this. Had the Brave gotten into the playoffs; they would have won the world series, because they still have the BEST talent in the league and they would have proved it on the biggest stage:the World Series. There is plenty of blame to go around, but I dont think Matt Diaz should be blamed for the Braves failing to make the playoffs. I think Bobby Cox should get blamed more than Matty Diaz. Diaz was careless at third base, but he still helped to get the Braves in a position of contention. Im still happy with the outcome of the Braves season. Im sure the Braces they surprised everyone and they have a powerful team for the forseeable future; not mention having the BEST prospect in major league baseball in their farm season [Jayson Haywood] who will be coming to the big club next year to add to the incredible talent pool that we have. The future is extemely bright for Braves fans and I know a lot of fans are still disappointed with the Braves being eliminated from the post season.

]]> By: scott http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/comment-page-10/#comment-327958 scott Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:13:45 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/?p=2027#comment-327958 YES, move Chipper to first base...please.Prado at third, Infante at second. Not hard to figure that one out. YES, move Chipper to first base…please.Prado at third, Infante at second.
Not hard to figure that one out.

]]> By: David O'Brien http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/comment-page-10/#comment-327951 David O'Brien Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:57:53 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/?p=2027#comment-327951 NEW BLOGGAGE NEW BLOGGAGE

]]> By: Carroll Rogers http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/comment-page-10/#comment-327950 Carroll Rogers Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:51:44 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/?p=2027#comment-327950 Friday's lineup: 1. McLouth CF 2. Prado 2B 3. Jones 3B 4. LaRoche 1B 5. Anderson LF 6. Escobar SS 7. Diaz RF 8. Ross C 9. Lowe P I believe DOB is posting a new blog here shortly. But I'm covering the game. (Don't ask, just wacky stuff going on.) But if I don't get to copy this over on the other blog, will someone? Thanks, Carroll Friday’s lineup:

1. McLouth CF
2. Prado 2B
3. Jones 3B
4. LaRoche 1B
5. Anderson LF
6. Escobar SS
7. Diaz RF
8. Ross C
9. Lowe P

I believe DOB is posting a new blog here shortly. But I’m covering the game. (Don’t ask, just wacky stuff going on.) But if I don’t get to copy this over on the other blog, will someone?

Thanks, Carroll

]]> By: DAP http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/10/01/when-braves-strike-out-they-go-for-broke/comment-page-10/#comment-327948 DAP Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:45:47 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/?p=2027#comment-327948 Tomas, i see what your saying about kotsay and baldelli. still not the guys i would choose but thats cool. the braves cant afford gonzo and soriano to both accept arbitration. soriano will probably make to much in an arbitration hearing, so they probably wont risk it, but gonzo's salary is about half of soriano's. i wouldnt be surprised if they offered soriano a contract, but i dont they they offer him arbitration at the risk of him accepting. Tomas, i see what your saying about kotsay and baldelli. still not the guys i would choose but thats cool.

the braves cant afford gonzo and soriano to both accept arbitration. soriano will probably make to much in an arbitration hearing, so they probably wont risk it, but gonzo’s salary is about half of soriano’s. i wouldnt be surprised if they offered soriano a contract, but i dont they they offer him arbitration at the risk of him accepting.

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