Tell us what you think about the site
Customer Care »
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
AJC Services
Sections
Other Editions
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
4,313 comments Add your comment
Heath
January 25th, 2010
7:26 pm
…impressed with how SU has been able to get back in the game after spotting 2 early touchdowns.
Braves_Fan_RSD
January 25th, 2010
7:27 pm
The Braves have added some talent but who knows if we will get the .300 30 100 Glaus or the .220 9 42 Glaus ? He strikes out a whole lot too like uh – Andruw did.
1. Glaus has never had a .220 9 42 season don’t know what corner of your butt you pulled that from but whatever. Since his first full season (minus last year when he only played 14 games) or bat below .240 and his lowest RBI total was 42. Yeah he strikes out a lot but he gets on base .031 more time than Andruw Glaus is not an all or nothing player.
Cabrera wasn’t worth Vasquez 200 innings and 20 game potential IMO.
Cabrera will have to have a career year to justify this trade.
When are going to stop calling this a Vaz for Melky swap? It was not Vizcaino was the prize.
Answer me this? In 1987 the Braves traded a player who went on to go 9-0 and finish 4th in the Cy Young award voting for a AA player who had just come off a 4-10 5.68 ERA season. Are you mad we made that trade? Because we got no Major league talent back in that trade. Well guees what John Smoltz will be headed to the Hall of Fame in a few years.
Another thing Vazquez has NEVER won 20 games (yes he could have last season if he had some run support) but what makes you think he is going to repeat a career year? He might be better than his average season but to expect 20 wins out of a guy who has never done it is a reach. And we replaced him with a pretty dang good pitcher in Hudson. With that trade we upgraded LF (yes Melky is an upgrade over Loaf)got a stud prospect and a decent bullpen arm.
What does Schafer’s broken bone in his wrist not being diagnosed initially by the Braves medical team say about them ? In two words, pretty pathetic.
Since when do ANY ball player especially one who just fought so hard to make the team complain about injuries?
Soriano was more reliable than Wagner closing. Wagner cost the Mets post season opportunities. Again, the Braves are pinning their hopes on an aging veteran.
Soriano blows a save once every 4.5 games in his career while Wagner blows one every 4.4 how is Soriano more reliable when he has had 1 season of closing experience?
The team to beat IMO is the N.Y. Mets. They will be getting Santana,Beltran,and Reyes back healthy and added Jason Bay. So it is like adding 4 all-stars to their 2010 team. The Braves added Wagner,Melky, & Glaus while subtracting Vasquez. You do da’ math.
We also added a full season of Prado, Hanson, replaced Vaz with Hudson Glaus instead of most of the year with Kotchman, and Melky over Anderson. No matter how you slice it we inproved our team this year and the Mets pitching still sucks.
But just like all of you I will be hoping and wishing them the best.
Everyone accentuates the Positives here so I’ll be the reality guy that speaks about the negatives as well.
This is a very laughable post IMHO
Kelly Johnson
January 25th, 2010
7:28 pm
A better dealer?!?!?!?!?!? In the majors, PEDrado’s tripled his minor league homer production, and almost doubled his double production. A better dealer?!?!?!?!?!? How obscenely obvious are you demanding Marteen PEDrado make it?
Redstick19
January 25th, 2010
7:29 pm
easy, Kelly. Lay off the 5-hour energy boosts.
atl cracker
January 25th, 2010
7:31 pm
Do you,DOB, support Dale Murphy’s election to the baseball Hall Of Fame? If not, why?
Kelly Johnson
January 25th, 2010
7:31 pm
I’ll lay off the 5 hour energy boosts when PEDrado lays off the 6 month performance boosts he takes every winter
Kelly Johnson
January 25th, 2010
7:33 pm
I support Dale Murphy for the HOF. Unlike PEDrado, Dale Murphy was clean
Kelly Johnson
January 25th, 2010
7:34 pm
They won’t support McGwire for the HOF, but they’ll support Prado for 2B. Oh, the hypocrisy!
Just Pat
January 25th, 2010
7:35 pm
I “ain’t” DOB, BUT……I’ll support Dale Murphy for the HOF at any time.
Redstick19
January 25th, 2010
7:35 pm
careful, KJ. You don’t wanna pull something before Spring Training begins buddy.
Braves_Fan_RSD
January 25th, 2010
7:36 pm
I support Dale Murphy for the HOF. Unlike PEDrado, Dale Murphy was clean
Based on your flawed logic he wasn’t his HR totals went from 1 every 33 AB in the minors to 1 every 20 in the Majors.
Have some consistency man
*By the way this was not to say Dale Murphy used roids its to show Kelly just how dumb his logic is*
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
7:36 pm
Bud Selig will be all over this calim like he was all over McGwire,Bonds,Sosa,and Clemens roiding up. Not. MLB raking in hundreds of millions of dollars makes players roiding up A-OK to Selig !
McFann
January 25th, 2010
7:40 pm
ugaaccountant McCann’s a 3 or 4 time all-star…
It’s FOUR-time! That’s the last time I’m gonna tell you…
And if he got the attention he deserves nationally, he’da been a starter at least once or twice. But it doesn’t bug me all that much that he’s not plastered all over the national media–that kinda stuff cann ruin a guy’s image. I mean, I know I get really irritated with certain players for no other reason than the fact that they’re shoved down our throats all the time.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
7:44 pm
RSD, you iza wrongz.
Glaus has been an injury prone Mendoza hitter the last 3 years.
Why not have Hudson AND Vasquez ?
Mets have no pitching ? Santana will likely win the Cy Young and K-Rod is the best closer that ain’t named M.Rivera.
Why don’t you post your opinion lil’ boy instead of hating on mine ?
Redstick19
January 25th, 2010
7:45 pm
he got power and hair on his nuts overnight
PLEASE tell me you cannot verify this.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
7:48 pm
I see RSD is the Dr. Phil here ? He’s full of rebuttal’s ripping posters but offers nada from his own diminuative perspective.
Chuck James can potentially be Solid until the 6th, Again!!!
January 25th, 2010
7:51 pm
The Nats have nothing to lose signing Chuckie, he gives you 5 strong when he is on….
Danga
January 25th, 2010
7:54 pm
Mendoza?
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6063/career;_ylt=AhqH9fYXF.YkMrmbNp3KIwOFCLcF
Only last year when he had just 29 ABs.
K-Rod best closer not named Rivera?
Oh. I get it. You’re being facetious. Surely.
Redstick19
January 25th, 2010
7:56 pm
that made me laugh, chuck. We needed a lighter moment around here.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
7:58 pm
Was Ken Griffey Jr. the only superstar of the 90’s that played clean ? I think so. I mean Arod’s denial then admittance was hysterical. But since he plays for the mighty Yankees, we can simply overlook it. Like Palmeiro under oath “For the last time, I have never used steroids” then like two weeks later testing positive for it.
Uno Ocho
January 25th, 2010
7:58 pm
“Where is Marteeeeen Prado?”
Cold Stove, Steve from Ohio, Braves Fan RSD: “He’s down by the river, walking on water.”
You guys are pretty thin-skinned about Prado. I do not think its a stretch to say Prado has been “average” thus far in his career. Take it easy guys.
Redstick19
January 25th, 2010
8:04 pm
robdawg08 – It’s quite unfortunate, but I feel we’ve come into an era in which we now have to prove a player is clean rather than prove he was ‘roiding it up. Sad day.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
8:05 pm
K-Rod has a 95 % closer rating. He blows like 2 saves out of 50.
So you are so much a Braves fan that you can’t admit the Mets are loaded and the Braves are basically eroded ? If you care to back up your mouth with your wallet we can go online and make a wager. I’ll take the Mets to win the division and you take the Braves. if the Phillies or Marlins win we both lose. If the Nats win, I’ll shave your head.
Blair
January 25th, 2010
8:07 pm
The Mets have a zero percent shot at the division, so I’d be all over that bet.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
8:08 pm
Balco has Bonds dead to rights proven,McGwire just admitted it,Clemens denied it but his wife,doctor,and Pettitte said he did them,and Arod admitited he used roids thru high school (and we know he stopped,not).
What more PROOF you want ?
jeffrey d
January 25th, 2010
8:09 pm
C’mon man. If Prado is juicing, then he needs to find a better dealer
Same to the people who shun Schafer because they think that report said he used steroids (it didn’t). Have you seen the kid?
Kelly Johnson
January 25th, 2010
8:09 pm
We did shower together alot, RSD
The Grinch
January 25th, 2010
8:11 pm
My god, you guys don’t even like a .300 hitter who plays multiple positions and makes the MLB eqiv. of peanuts? What does it take to win you over? Atlanta fans…(sigh). And yes, I’m from Georgia, but not Atlanta. And yes, there is a major difference.
And I’ll bet any Mets fan here the Braves finish ahead of them in the NL East this season. I bet MetsFaninATL 20 bucks last year (in person) and he conveniently disappeared when the season ended. Must be a New York thing.
Braves_Fan_RSD
January 25th, 2010
8:12 pm
RSD, you iza wrongz.
Glaus has been an injury prone Mendoza hitter the last 3 years.
Why not have Hudson AND Vasquez ?
Mets have no pitching ? Santana will likely win the Cy Young and K-Rod is the best closer that ain’t named M.Rivera.
Why don’t you post your opinion lil’ boy instead of hating on mine?
Ok dude to the Mendoza comment: Here is Glaus’s last three seasons combined including his injury last season: .264/.366/.472/.838 hmmmmm yeah thats real close to the Mendoza line.
The numbers we got from LaRoche and Kotchman last season were almost identical .300/.373/.470/.843 except for average (and this is only if LaRoche can tear it again like he did last season not likely) So to say he is Mendoza like is laughable.
Obviously you did not follw the trade progession of Derek Lowe very closely did you? NOBODY WANTED HIM and they were expecting us to eat over half his salary to do it.
The Mets staff as a whole absolutely sucks yeah they may have 2 good pitchers on their staff doesnt make their staff not suck. Hell Soriano had a better season than K-Rod did last season
To the lil boy comment amazing how big someones balls grow when talking through a computer
The Grinch
January 25th, 2010
8:12 pm
I posted that before seeing yours, robdawg. I’ll be your huckleberry. Voton1066@yahoo.com. Holla.
Jake W.
January 25th, 2010
8:14 pm
robdawg08, as Jimmy Rollins would say, the Phillies are the team to beat. Won the division the last three years. Don’t see the mets overtaking them anymore than I see the braves doing it. Think we will once again be competitive and compete for the wild card. Best case scenerio, every move Frank Wren made pays off and a lot of things we need to have break right happens and we win the division. Right now though, honestly the mets to me do not represent any more of a threat than us to overtake them.
Danga
January 25th, 2010
8:17 pm
robdawg98
I wasn’t very impressed with the Braves this offseason, but that has nothing to do with your hyperbole. K-Rod has had some very good seasons and a couple of great ones, but you are just inventing stats to prove your point.
P. W. Hjort
January 25th, 2010
8:19 pm
nolie,
Do you think Prado’s swing is conducive to hitting more homers?
The Grinch
January 25th, 2010
8:27 pm
RSD, I just checked mine. They seem to be about the same, for some reason. A little smaller than usual, maybe, but I chalk that up to being in a cold room.
Redstick19
January 25th, 2010
8:28 pm
…or maybe Prado’s height will leave him prone to injury. lol.
jeffery d- funny, I thought the same thing about Schafer when he was suspended. Then I read the story more closely, and realized he wouldn’t rat out his friends who were using. Yeah, looking at Schafer you’d have to say the dude was getting placebo ‘roids/PEDs.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
8:32 pm
I’ll be in touch, huckleberry.
I’m a Braves fan but I look at the talent to make my predictions not blind loyalty. I reiterate that the Mets will be nothing like last year since they will have a healthy Jose Reyes (like Rollins but better OBP),Beltran (like R. Howard but higher BA), and J. Santana (like C.Hamels). Add Jason Bay’s bat (like C. Utley) and they match up with the Phillies really well. I hate the Mets but it’s easy to see they have a better team than the Braves.
RSD, you still never add anything to the blog. You only tear apart other’s blogs and criticize. You must be so proud ? Why don’t you give us your take on the Braves for 2010 ?
Andrew in PA
January 25th, 2010
8:37 pm
braves would have a perfectly balanced lineup for power…if they played 81 games at citizens bank
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
8:41 pm
I mean RSD, dude scroll up and read all your posts. Someone posts then you hilight their exact post and then promptly criticize over and over. At least people speak their minds. I’m not a stat-boy nerd so my stats may be off. But K-Rod is better than B.Wagner and that’s the gyst of the argument. And Glaus is a sub .270 hitter and highly injury prone.
Mets add Jason Bay and Braves add Glaus. Wow !
Jake W.
January 25th, 2010
8:43 pm
robdawg08, I think everybody realizes the Mets will be better than they were last year. But really I don’t see why they would match up with the phillies any better now than they did in 2008 and 2007 when they lost out to them in the division. Reyes, Beltran, Wright have been there for a while and Jason Bay’s numbers are very close to what Delgado had been giving them. Santana is very good but this team isn’t all that different than the team that lost out to them in 2007 and 2008. I think thats where most of the skepticism comes from when it comes to the mets.
David O'Brien
January 25th, 2010
8:43 pm
Glaus has been an injury prone Mendoza hitter the last 3 years — robdawg08
Welcome back, robdawg08. Please excuse me, but I’m just making sure: You are aware the Braves got Troy Glaus, right? You’re not confusing him with someone else?
And if so, then a second question, re: the Mendoza Line. You’re aware it’s .200? I only ask because before Glaus missed most of last season while injured, the lowest he’d batted in the previous nine seasons was .248. In 2007 he hit .262 with 20 homers and an .839 OPS, and in 2008 he hit .270 with 27 homers and an .856 OPS.
Not sure how the Mendoza Line is relevant in discussing him, unless you think last year’s .172 average in 32 at-bats was the real Glaus.
But I will agree with you that he’s injury-prone. No doubt about that.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
8:44 pm
It is like the Mets buy Porsche’s every year and the Braves buy Yugo’s.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
8:46 pm
hello DOB. I hope Glaus plays well. It is just mind-boggling that every year the Braves get the second and third tier FA’s. I miss the days of adding the Maddux’s,Galarrga’s, and McGriffs ! Am I alone ?
Elon Brave
January 25th, 2010
8:47 pm
What projections would everyone make for Glaus’s numbers?
SoWeGa Fanatic
January 25th, 2010
8:50 pm
Oliver Perez is a Porsche?
Summer of 91
January 25th, 2010
8:51 pm
glaus
260 avg
23 bombs
86 rbis
140 games – 110 at 1st and 30 at 3rd
jeffrey d
January 25th, 2010
8:53 pm
unless you think last year’s .172 average in 32 at-bats was the real Glaus
Even if it is, it still beats Norton
Jake W.
January 25th, 2010
8:54 pm
It is like the Mets buy Porsche’s every year and the Braves buy Yugo’s.
Yeah and the porsche has driven them to missing the playoffs three out of the last 4 seasons while we have missed it 4 out of the last 4. That does sound kind of bad. Wait, let’s go with they have missed the playoffs 4 out of the last 5 years and so have we.
unbelievable
January 25th, 2010
9:01 pm
Norton’s OBP in 2009 was still higher than Frenchy’s in 2006, 2008, and 2009
Redstick19
January 25th, 2010
9:02 pm
i’d be happy if we got 25-30 homers and 75-80 RBIs from Glaus. While I’d love to see higher numbers, I’m more interested in seeing him healthy and providing a little protection for Chipper. Chipper – Glaus – BMac – Esco… that ain’t a bad 3,4,5,6 folks. We could do worse.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
9:05 pm
Good points, but at least the Mets show a committment to win. They arm themselves with good players. Injuries can’t be foreseen. I miss the old days of building your team thru the minor leagues (and the Braves do as well as any team at this) so if it becomes a free agent league to guarantee success then you must adhere or fall by the wayside. I mean, who here didn’t shake their heads in disbelief when they heard the Mets signed Jason Bay (the top free agent hitter available) ?
Piedmont Blues
January 25th, 2010
9:10 pm
robdawg08,
You forget that Gary Matthews Jr will be patrolling CF for April and perhaps much of May for the Mets. Beltran’s a fine player, but he’s going to miss several weeks at a minimum. And he’d better be healthy when he returns, because Bay and Francoeur can get to about as many balls as I can.
robdawg08
January 25th, 2010
9:10 pm
Man, I can’t wait to see Tommy Hanson pitch this year !
Eric from MO
January 25th, 2010
9:10 pm
Braves_fan good posts at 7:27, 7:36, and 8:12.
Robdawg good grief at 8:41. You have been throwing out dumb post after dumb post. Which is fine, nothing wrong with not being intelligent about baseball, but dont complain when somebody points out the flaws in all of your posts. If you dont like it stop posting about things you obviously dont know anything about. By the way you dont have to be a stat-boy nerd to figure out what the players have been doing during their career. Just go to baseballreference.com and type in the players names. This may help you more than anything. I know it has helped me.
Jake W.
January 25th, 2010
9:10 pm
I mean, who here didn’t shake their heads in disbelief when they heard the Mets signed Jason Bay (the top free agent hitter available) ?
Well I did, only because I knew that pitching was their number 1 priortiy not offense. Their offense was poor last year because of injury, assuming they are healthy the question marks were never with thier offense. Like I said Bay basically replaces the production they got from Delgado but who will fill in those spots in the rotation behind Johan?
Summer of 91
January 25th, 2010
9:12 pm
Jason Bay’s knees will not last through that contract, that’s why the BO sox only offered two yrs guaranteed, the Met’s trainers have blinders on, see Jose Reyes coming back too early and the whole Beltran thing also.
Cold Stove
January 25th, 2010
9:14 pm
I thought it was funny RobDawg compared Santana to Hamels that was hilarious.
dogsbrekky
January 25th, 2010
9:14 pm
Kelly you total spoon, sure Prado all 5ft 11 and 170 lbs has been roiding up.. sure… at 26 years of age and several years experience we shouldnt expect him to improve like I don’t know Chase Utley did from ages 23-26 where his OPS went from the 700 range to the low 900 range…
were you here over a year ago when Chipper himself was reported as saying Marteen was the 2nd best hitter on the team…. which kind of means the great HOSS either thinks Marteen is better than McCann or himself………… either way it is a big rap….
now KJ… great guy, nice human being but he sucked so often and boomed so rarely who knows what you will ever get from him…. Prado at mlb level has been a consistent contact hitter and getting better power wise as he hits that magical 26-29 year old range
Soph
January 25th, 2010
9:19 pm
Mike Woodson’s eyebrows are gone.
Chopdawg
January 25th, 2010
9:23 pm
Soph, did somebody sneak-up the little dial on his Bic lighter?
CHOP
Lew
January 25th, 2010
9:26 pm
Yeah, but by the end of September every year, that Porsche is driven into the wall of some chop shop in Queens.
Lew
January 25th, 2010
9:27 pm
After the Mets pay twice what the Porsche is worth to begin with.
Summer of 91
January 25th, 2010
9:38 pm
the Mets are in disarray, they are gonna go after some of Beltran’s money because he had surgery w/out telling anyone, or ASKING anyone first- Bay is walking into a meat grinder, and they have no pitching, Johan, Perez , Pelfrey, Maine, and …………..can’t even think of the other guy. I think Frenchy will have a decent year but they have alot of drama yet to unfold in that clubhouse
Jack Bauer
January 25th, 2010
9:41 pm
Who are you working for? WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?
Summer of 91
January 25th, 2010
9:42 pm
Yeah, but by the end of September every year, that Porsche is driven into the wall of some chop shop in Queens
he said chop, I like it
northbeach Scott
January 25th, 2010
9:55 pm
Outstanding, Robdawg08 is back from his long ride on the short bus. The Mets will lucky to beat the Nats to stay out of the NL East cellar in 2010. Spending money recklessly does not necessarily translate into winning, especially if your GM is a dim bulb like Minaya.
Heath
January 25th, 2010
10:03 pm
Neither game turned out to be all that close or exciting tonight…. should be some good tennis tonight though.
David O'Brien
January 25th, 2010
10:08 pm
Heath: I disagree. This second game of the ESPN doubleheader is mighty good….
Aldrich 12 rebounds and
sixfive blocks at halftime.Heath
January 25th, 2010
10:10 pm
David O’Brien
January 25th, 2010
10:08 pm
Heath: I disagree. This second game on the ESPN doubleheader is mighty good…. Aldrich 12 rebounds and six blocks at halftime.
The Grinch
January 25th, 2010
10:15 pm
Chopdawg, are you insinuating Mr. Potato Head smokes crack? Cause if you are, I believe you. The Hawks are winning despite Woodson, IMO. He HATES offense, and he HATES rookies. My favorite moment of the season so far: Jeff Teague (who should be our starting point guard in a year or two but won’t as long as Woody’s here) was standing still during a free throw attempt by the opposition. Woodson looks at him from behind and yells “HEY ROOK!” Nothing. “HEY ROOK!” Nothing again. Then: “Jeff!” Then Teague magically hears him and turns around. Love it. He’s gonna be good.
Steve from OH
January 25th, 2010
10:28 pm
You guys are pretty thin-skinned about Prado. I do not think its a stretch to say Prado has been “average” thus far in his career. Take it easy guys.
I don’t know what blog you’ve been reading. I have been the biggest Kelly apologist on here for a long time…
haggard 1
January 25th, 2010
10:34 pm
All the wrong plays I’ve made have come back on my head
And I’m kind of bald in the front,
I can’t get the team to the goal line no more
So I think I’ll just stand back and punt.
Football and poker’s a whole lot like life
And I’m like a player that’s through,
Think I’ll cash in my winnings and walk off the green
Come sit in the bleachers with you.
The grandstand of life ain’t no place for a wife
To be sittin’ and sweatin’ alone,
Can’t be no pinch hitter, but I’m not a quitter
These are just thoughts of my own.
I’m so glad you came to see my last game
You’re the one fan who cares how I do,
Think I’ll turn in my jersey and walk off the field
Come sit in the bleachers with you.
There’s a time when a winner must give up his chair
Throw in the hand when it’s bad,
Football and poker’s both played on the green
But there’s three shades of green and I’m glad.
The roar of the crowd don’t thrill me enough
My days in the big time are through,
Think I’ll cash in my winnings and walk off the green
Come sit in the bleachers with you.
The grandstand of life ain’t no place for a wife
To be sittin’ and sweatin’ alone,
Can’t be no pinch hitter, but I’m not a quitter
These are just thoughts of my own.
I’m so glad you came to see my last game
You’re the one fan who cares how I do,
Think I’ll turn in my jersey and walk off the field
Come sit in the bleachers with you.
Think I’ll turn in my jersey and walk off the field
Come sit in the bleachers with you.
“Bleachers” —-Merle Haggard
Hope Favre isn’t feeing too much like the above this evening. I’m beat up from just watching!!
robdawg08– No, you’re no alone. Every once in a while I wonder how the marlins do it with their lack of millions and excellent scouting, then look at the Braves’ payroll and say “MMMMMM”
As for Glaus, here’s hoping his situation will mirror that of another Braves free agent acquisition, Terry Pendleton. Remember, he came to Atlanta off a .230 season with St. Louis, looking like he was about to become “an old 30″, when he turned it around.
I know the situations with Glaus and Pendleton aren’t exactly the same (as Glaus was injured most of last year). Howver, I think summer of 91’s predicted stats would make for a decent turnaround.
redstick19–I second your hopes for Glaus
Man, I’m ready for spring training, when a DOB blog comes with sun glasses, flip-slops, flowered shirts and fish tacos!
N8
January 25th, 2010
10:53 pm
” I miss the days of adding the Maddux’s,Galarrga’s, and McGriffs ! Am I alone ?” robdawg08
Alone? I don’t know. Mis-informed, or poor memory? Yup.
You just mentioned 2 of ONLY 3 “big name” free agents to ever be signed by the Braves during the run. Brian Jordan being the other. McGriff was traded for.
Like Sheffield. Like JD Drew. Like Hudson. Like Vazquez. Like Mike Hampton (sorry – had to mention him). Like Russ Ortiz.
Everybody else was considered 2nd tier. The Braves didn’t make their mark by EVER bringing in the big free agnents. They made their mark by having the best, deepest farm system in baseball and KEEPING those guys around for as long as possible. Somthing that Wren seems like he too wants to do.
Walt Weiss might very well be a toss up between whether he was a big time free agent or 2nd tier. I think he was better defensively than Blauser and worse offensively. IE: JS let somebody with about the same value walk away to sign Weiss.
Vinny Castilla in his late 30’s? Hardly a big time free agent.
So. Let verify what you miss, just so I’m clear. You miss a move made in 1993, one in 1998 and another in 1999? That’s what you miss?
Yup. Those sure the good old days, huh?
Keep in mind that just 3 years ago, the Braves took on Tex’s salary and he didn’t want to stay after his time was up. Keep in mind that the Braves made the 2nd highest offer to Arod when Texas signed him.
I also see no mention of the fact that the Braves signed Derek Lowe to a 4 year 60 million dollar contract last winter? Why not? Because he’s 36 years old and probably not a long-term answer? The Big Cat was 37 years old when he signed with the Braves. Had one good year, got cancer and was never the same again.
Sorry to pick on you. But when people make such silly statement with zero foundation to support the “claim”, I can’t help but tear it down.
Now, had you said you miss the days when Ted’s money allowed us to compete with any team for free agents, or to retain them when their contracts were up after trading for them? That, I could roll with.
But to site that you miss the days of big free agents coming to Atlanta is just silly, at best.
Eric from MO
January 25th, 2010
11:00 pm
N8 that was a good post at 10:53. Im from the St. Louis area and always get mad when my friends say the Braves were just like the Yankees. Which is completely false. Yeah they had a big payroll but look who they spent it on, their players that they brought up. Can you blame a team who doesnt want to see its great young pitchers that they developed and leave for somebody else. One reason why I believe they will keep both Jair and Hanson when it comes time to pony up the dough. They are not some team who is going to let there pitchers just walk in their prime.
TennesseePaul
January 25th, 2010
11:04 pm
Since 2005 Qualified NL first basemen have hit the following:
Season_AvgHR_AVG__OBP__SLG__OPS__K_
Totl___ 29_ .292 .385 .523 .909 109
2009___ 28_ .292 .389 .517 .907 107
2008___ 31_ .283 .369 .514 .883 122
2007___ 30_ .293 .386 .526 .912 121
2006___ 29_ .294 .387 .528 .915 102
2005___ 27_ .300 .396 .532 .928 _94
Since 2005, and not including 2009, Troy Glaus, in his four healthy seasons, averaged:
.261/.364/.500/.864 with 30HR… and 121 strike outs.
Piece
January 25th, 2010
11:09 pm
DOB, you mentioned “Timecrimes” earlier today, but I’m convinced you must be mistaken. I’m almost sure that it was “Hot Tub Time Machine” that you loved. Yes, that MUST be it.
On another note. I’m going to try to make it to Crazy Heart this week, but I was considering “Das Weisse Band” (The White Ribbon) instead. Have you seen it? You don’t often talk about foreign films, but you seem to like enough indie/arthouse movies to probably catch a few. This one looks amazing, and our tastes seem to overlap more often than not, so I was wondering if you saw it what were your thoughts.
David O'Brien
January 25th, 2010
11:19 pm
Piece, I saw the previews for that movie (The White Ribbon) before Crazy Heart, but haven’t seen the movie itself. It looked interesting.
By the way, Timecrimes is a foreign film, Spanish.
P. W. Hjort
January 25th, 2010
11:22 pm
Since 2005, and not including 2009, Troy Glaus, in his four healthy seasons, averaged:
.261/.364/.500/.864 with 30HR… and 121 strike outs.
If you included 2009, would any of those numbers move at all?
Also, for perspective’s sake, Adam LaRoche 2005-2009:
.273/.344/.492 with 25 HR and 122 strikeouts.
unbelievable
January 25th, 2010
11:32 pm
Laroche also = 6 mil
Piece
January 25th, 2010
11:38 pm
DOH! foiled!
I should have written that you don’t often comment on foreign films…unless maybe… Penelope Cruz…
I was also wondering if you had seen Precious? (err…sorry– Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire). It was one of the most moving, and devastating films I’ve seen in years. Anyone who thinks they have it rough should see that movie and close their mouth.
TnBrian
January 25th, 2010
11:50 pm
this is pretty funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PWH745MMMY&feature=related
Heath
January 26th, 2010
12:17 am
Roddick loses the first set in a tie break. Not really looking all that good either.
The Grinch
January 26th, 2010
12:35 am
Oh, c’mon, David! That was likely only understood by a few and technically quite innocent. WTH?
N8
January 26th, 2010
12:55 am
Is Renee Walker not THE hottest female character on any TV show right now? Uh-Mazing. Storyline? What storyline?
Heath
January 26th, 2010
1:43 am
Somewhat surprisingly, Roddick wins the 3rd set to keep the match going. Cilic leads 2 sets to 1 and will serve to start the 4th set.
Heath
January 26th, 2010
1:48 am
…and now a little more hope for Roddick…breaks Cilic in the opening game.
Heath
January 26th, 2010
1:55 am
Hmmm….very interesting now. Double break advantage now for Roddick in the 4th set. Serving now with a 3-0 game lead. Barring something unforseen, match should go 5 sets. Not something anyone would have believed at the completion of the 2nd set.
Heath
January 26th, 2010
2:02 am
Most important stat in this match keeping Roddick alive so far is the serve % of Cilic…particularly his first serve….LESS than 50% for Cilic. That is a recipe for disaster.
Roddick now serving to win the 4th set at love (wow)…
Heath
January 26th, 2010
2:15 am
…didn’t win the 4th at love….but won it nonetheless. It will take a 5th set…
(And yes, I’m aware I could be talking to myself
)
Heath
January 26th, 2010
2:34 am
…after all that hard work… Roddick gets broken in the 4th game. Cilic now serving in the 5th set 3-1.
Heath
January 26th, 2010
2:54 am
Cilic serving for the match… up 5-3 in the 5th set…
Heath
January 26th, 2010
2:58 am
…Roddick loses.
ncscoots
January 26th, 2010
6:26 am
No good deed goes unpunished: Dentz fades away, only to make room for the return of robdawg. Say amen.
reagan
January 26th, 2010
6:35 am
N8 (your 12:55)…..yes…… LORD!!! Freckles have never looked so good!
darren
January 26th, 2010
7:54 am
Is there any doubt that Syracuse is the best team in the country? I don’t think so! No other team can match their resume. Did I mention the 31 point turn around against a very good Georgetown team.
Road wins against N. Carolina, Florida, California, W virginia, Notre Dame ..wins over 7th ranked Georgetown, Cornell, Memphis. This all equals a #1 RPI ranking, #4 SOS ranking! pretty impressive.
Annoyed
January 26th, 2010
8:39 am
Wow O’Brien, you spend an excessive amount of time on Schafer. Your writing is so negative that you’ve lost your objectivity. It’s hard to read your column when it comes to him. It’s a smear campaign. What the heck did he do to piss you off?
Annoyed
January 26th, 2010
8:41 am
By the way, you’ve resorted to personal digs on him and his home town polks. Are you still selling news?
Thrillhouse44
January 26th, 2010
8:52 am
Annoyed, you interpreted the blog differently than I did. What exactly annoyed you?
18 Wheels of Love
January 26th, 2010
9:02 am
Annoyed is just annoying.
Anders
January 26th, 2010
9:12 am
I love all the Met talk that went on here last night while WASN’T around. Personally I think Robdawg’s thinking the Mets are basically a lock to win the east is way over board considering the Phils and all. However, I do believe many on here are taking the Mets too lightly. Only time will tell.
I love this little diddy from last night:
And I’ll bet any Mets fan here the Braves finish ahead of them in the NL East this season. I bet MetsFaninATL 20 bucks last year (in person) and he conveniently disappeared when the season ended. Must be a New York thing.
(Grinch)
New York is getting blamed for some guy in Atlanta welching on a bet. Gotta love the objectivity! You and Lew should have a blast in Florida cursing out all the New Yorkers you run into down there.
DAP
January 26th, 2010
9:16 am
10paul Since 2005, and not including 2009, Troy Glaus, in his four healthy seasons, averaged:
.261/.364/.500/.864 with 30HR… and 121 strike outs.
i will be very happy if we get that out of glaus. that would be great. and, though those numbers are a bit below average for first baseman in the years you cited, i dont think thats a huge deal. compare catchers between 05-09 and i bet mccann blows those numbers away.