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Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:26 pm
Glen W – great prize! You get to distribute it. – Soph
My reputation is getting around.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
The Frenchy and KJ being poor club house guys I never ever heard……. I doubt that was the case…….heck Frenchy is Brian’s best mate.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
Jean E
I was one of many on the blog who was hoping we could have kept KJ, even after last year.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
This team puts me in a bad mood. I can be in a good mood, then BOOM! All changes, at least for a few hours until I can settle down.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
5:28 pm
Frenchy had mechanical issues…..so he went and saw the Texas Ranger’s hitting coach……..
What does that tell us ? Peter
Who knows, maybe he did not like what he was hearing and went to find someone that would tell him what he wanted to hear. Whatever it was he still pretty much sucks.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:28 pm
So anyone who thinks that “trying harder” will fix the Braves hitting woes has never played baseball.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:30 pm
Seriously the Braves are starting to put me into a slump. I haven’t felt like myself in a week now, their fuck is spreading all over the city thats how bad they are.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:31 pm
Wayne, from the outside looking in I feel pretty sure some of these Yunel injuries are hoaxed. Watch him in the batters box and on the field and it’s pretty clear the guy has some mental things going on.
I KNOW, they play like that where he’s from and I like his fire a lot. It’s the other odd and childish things that are annoying to a fan, or at least this one.
Jeff Francoeur
April 30th, 2010
5:32 pm
Remember, I let ‘em up @ Parkview, as well…
George from NC
April 30th, 2010
5:32 pm
It amazes me how last year at this time most of yall were talking about how you would be happy if we got a brand new bucket of baseballs for KJ and now you all want him back…
hmmm
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:33 pm
How about a relief pitcher eval at the 1 month mark of the season.
Gonzo and Soriano vs Wagner, Saito and Chavez.
Unfortunately, Gonzo has been in 3 games and is DL’d w/ a shoulder problem. Soriano is doing very well in TB, w/ 5 for 5 in save opportunities.
Wags, Saito and Chavez have all performed well for the Bravos.
I like our deal so far.
Michael79
April 30th, 2010
5:33 pm
Peter, I agree. Think I heard it on 680…I always liked Kelly, but we all know how bad he struggled and Prado kicked azz. Sure would like to see him in LF now!!
AZBravoFan
April 30th, 2010
5:35 pm
Buckhead Brave:
Slump?? Melky’s hitting .310 in his last 8 games. That’s downright tearin’ it up on this team.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:36 pm
TnBrian
I think he got the same sort of injury last year, right after Bobby ripped him a new one.
Pre-madonna for sure.
varoadrunner
April 30th, 2010
5:36 pm
Gotta disagree George
Kelly’s time in Atlanta was done! He had to get out of town. I always said that he could rebound if he could get away from the pressure in Atl.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:36 pm
these Braves are starting to put my whole life in a slump, I feel like they are bringing me down with them. I haven’t felt right in a week, their funk is spreading over the entire city. Everyone has just learned to avoid me from about 7-10pm every night because i care too much to stop watching and I hate myself for it with every single ill fated pitch.
Bobbymahlom
April 30th, 2010
5:37 pm
Why isn’t Hinske in the lineup tomight against Meyers ? Oh well he only had two RBIs last night.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:37 pm
Hey Bat…….Frenchy doesn’t suck, he is productive on a first place team………
Yes Michael …..Gosh after watching Matt throw home, Kelly would be a better fit….even Johnny Damon would be better……..grant it Damon’s arm is like a girl’s but at least he can lead off hit 300 and steal bases.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:38 pm
Something rare is going to happen tonight … TnBrian won’t be watching a Braves game. I know, I know, I told my girlfriend I’d be taking her out on Friday night.
GO BRAVES!
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:38 pm
AZBravofan
I meant during his slump. But the emotionless thing remains, he acts now like he was hitting all along. Sure you should look like you’ve been there before, but when you haven’t you are allowed to care a little, and show you’re still breathing.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:39 pm
Hey BuckheadBrave…….
I suggest you don’t watch the Hawks tonight as well….. You may reside in one of the cool high rises there.
That implosion takes place in a few hours.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:41 pm
Peter,
fortunately my windows don’t open far enough, so home may be the best place for me to watch.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:42 pm
TnBrian
Come on man!! Say it ain’t so!
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
5:43 pm
TnBrian–
Bummer…Haha, if I ever get a boyfriend, he won’t have that problem…but if he made me miss a Braves game, we’d break up.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:44 pm
I don’t know why, but I am absolutely convinced the Braves are going to win and win big tonight. Tommy G is going at least 7 and is not letting up a run. Heyward and Mac are both going yard.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:45 pm
TnBrian,
You realize if they win tonight you aren’t allowed to watch for the rest of the season
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:45 pm
McFann
Come on now, you know your daddy ain’t gonna let you date until you are about 30ish!
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
its so bad that Jason is having flash backs. Tommy G hasn’t pitched in 2 years.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
Serious Question: What does Liberty Media do with the money from the revenue sharing plan? There were reports that each team gets about 30 million. If that’s so, is it being used on the team? You would think there would be some flexibility in adding payroll in Bobby’s last year if Liberty truly is getting that much money from, well, basically the Yankees.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
Funny stuff BuckheadBrave…….
Heck my girlfriend who is a big Braves fan said the other night…….. “I’m not watching them, every time I do they loose”……
So much for logic……
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
HINSKE should be playing!
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
Wayne–
If that’s the case, I’ll have his back all the way.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:47 pm
Lol…
Mean to type Tommy Gun…
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:47 pm
or maybe it was a flashback…or a Freudian slip…or simply an open prayer that someone, anyone step up and end this darn thing!
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:48 pm
May looking good for a couple of Braves:
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/tmi-mlb/post?id=2726
(subscriptin required)
Braves items:
Brian McCann has a .350 May average and just .283 otherwise.
(You are welcome McFann)
Jair Jurrjens has the third best winning percentage in May among pitchers with ten career starts or more in the month of May.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:48 pm
Braves and Hawks tonight. Jazz and Lakers later in the evening. What a sports night. And some guys are stuck taking their girlfriends out??
Somethings wrong with that picture……..(yes, honey, I’ll come down stairs and take out the trash………..yes, I can go to the grocery store with you later……….yes, we can come back and watch Celebrity Apprentice too!)
(Beats divorce court!)
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
5:49 pm
All the KJ longing is well, I don’t know what to say about it. His fans will swear up and down that it was a mistake to let him go and that we could use his numbers now and his opponents will point out his streaky play and his 2009 season and say good riddance. Me, I don’t really care what KJ is doing because 2nd base really is the only position all year we have had no problems with. Outside of Martin and the rookie everybody else really has not produced the way we thought they would. Some bad luck mixed in with bad play has resulted in a 9 game losing streak in a year that the players have said they wanted to send off their beloved manager in the right way. Its not to late to turn it around but they are quickly approaching it. Phillies and Mets playing each other, if you win you’re guranteed gaining ground on someone. Take it one step at a time, win a game and go from there.
My hawks on the other hand, talk about dissapointing. Great season but they are trying to waste it against a team that if they played up to their potential against them this series would not have gone past game 5. Now they have to win on the road and force a game 7. Can they do it, of course, question is will they do it. Will they grow up on the road and stop complaining to the refs, settling for bad jumpshots, and turning the ball over, and leaving guys open for wide open shots. Here’s hoping that at the end of the night my hawks and my braves are 2-0.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:49 pm
We need some MoJo……..for Chipper.
Dick Doss
April 30th, 2010
5:49 pm
yeah that sorry second basemen from the diamondbacks got me a hit
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:51 pm
I actually like the lineup considering the players…if they start performing, we all know what it should be when Esco comes back (based on the fact Chipper will NOT be moved out of the 3rd spot by Bobby…next year, yes)
Nate
Prado
Chipper
Mac
Esco
Heyward
Glaus
Melky/Diaz
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
5:51 pm
3-4-5…Chipper, McCann, Glaus…probably the worst trio in the majors. Certainly they are right now based on year-to-date performance. So let’s say they pick it up and do some mean reversion. What can we reasonably expect? 15 HRs from Chipper? Maybe 20 from McCann? I don’t expect Glaus to be in the lineup this summer, but if he is I guess that means he’s hitting well, so maybe 20 from him? If these guys don’t hit for power their value goes down substantially, because they have no speed at all.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:52 pm
I’m not ripping on our players like some of you folk… but I must admit that I am tired of seeing Glaus hit behind Mac. No 1: its not helping Mac a bit. No 2: even when Mac gets on, he’s not on for very long.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:53 pm
I like that Nate is getting some more time in the leadoff spot. It’s hard to break out of a slump in the 8 hole.
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
5:53 pm
Yeah, thanks, Glen W! He does tend to have good Mays…Like in 2008? Dang…you take away the 13 K’s (or even leave them there…his other numbers make up for that), and it was a GREAT month for him.
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
5:54 pm
Oh, and I agree with you at 5:52!
CB
April 30th, 2010
5:55 pm
Glen W,they need to put Heyward in cleanup and go with it.
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
5:56 pm
3-4-5…Chipper, Heyward, McCann … that has a better look to it imo. At least we don’t clog the bases and have 3 double play threats in a row. Plus you give young Jason some protection instead of having him hit in front of Melky or McClouth every night. I dunno, no matter how you order them, bad players are still bad players, but I feel like moving your most productive hitter higher into the lineup and giving him maybe one more at bat per game is always a good thing.
Dick Doss
April 30th, 2010
5:56 pm
very true Glen very true
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
5:56 pm
I agree the 3-4-5 spot is the major longterm problem in our lineup. Yeah, well, that and leadoff. But weren’t those the issues at the end of last year?
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:57 pm
Heywood at #4 is way too much pressure on the young guy…….
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
5:58 pm
Oh well, give Wren some credit. He solved one problem for us: our primary pinch hitter.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
6:00 pm
Heywood at #4 is way too much pressure on the young guy…….
I don’t know. If there’s one player that could handle it, I think it’s Heyward. He will likely handle the pressure better than, say, Glaus.
CB
April 30th, 2010
6:04 pm
Looks to me to be less pressure hitting in front of McCann than hitting in front of Melkey.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
6:04 pm
I just read Heywood has been the ONLY Brave to go yard in 9 games……..
The Brave’s need some power production from the veteran’s now……. that could kick start a little streak.
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
6:05 pm
Even if you’re not going to replace Glaus at 1B yet, Hinske deserves a look in LF.
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:07 pm
John Heyman took a shot at the Braves clubhouse today. He said they have a bad mix of guys in there. He also said that in spring training they have one clubhouse for the veteran and regular guys and another for the fringe guys. He didn’t think that made sense and he doesn’t see it elsewhere. He also said that back in ST he asked Heyward which of the Vets was helping him or taking him under his wing and he said Heyward looked at him like he was from Mars and had no answer. He found that very telling Hmmmm…… Sounds like a clubhouse we used to talk about on here all the time.
He closed with that Cox is absolutely at his wits end with Escobar and that no matter what Cox tells Yunel to do he does what he wants anyway.
These are Heyman’s words, not mine. I’m just sharing.
stew
April 30th, 2010
6:08 pm
I don’t like Infante or Melky. From what I’ve seen, the patoon ain’t working out. I’d play Diaz and McLouth and sit Melky. He may be better than Diaz defensively but that ain’t sayng much. Melky’s a stiff. Last year during the streak weren’t they pitching KK in long relief. KK pitches well enough to lose.If they couldn’t dump Lowe couldn’t they have dumped KK instead of Vasquez. Javy was second in SOs in the NL and arguably their best pitcher. Who knows if Viscaino is gonna pan out. one thing for sure Melky sucks.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
6:09 pm
If we don’t win one soon, we should bring back the Chief. Put fire-hazard tee-pee in visitor’s section. Change name to Knockasingle or Drawawalk; wouldn’t wanna take a chance on damaging fragile psyches with too ambitious a name.
NEW CARS
April 30th, 2010
6:11 pm
Mets Boy,
I believe that DOB covered Heyman’s fine reporting a few weeks ago…Where were you, trying to help Oliver Perez find the strike zone. We do appreciate all of your input and proud that your Metropolitans are tracking to clinch the first half championship of the Eastern Division….Oh that’s right, this isn’t Single A with 2 halves of the season.
unbelievable
April 30th, 2010
6:13 pm
John Heyman took a shot at the Braves clubhouse today. He said they have a bad mix of guys in there. He also said that in spring training they have one clubhouse for the veteran and regular guys and another for the fringe guys. – Anders
and DOB has already addressed that and said it couldnt be any further from the truth
Lew
April 30th, 2010
6:14 pm
Wayne-I’m not denigrating KJ. I was one of those who felt he should be the 2B and Prado a sub. I was wrong and have admitted it. The point I was making is that all we heard last year was get rid of “The Black Hle” and now it’s why did we ever let him go. I, too am tired of this BS.
Roy Hobbs – Their career numbers are almost identical? Seriously? Their SLG % is almost identical. Prado has KJ by 50 points in career batting average and over 30 points in career OBP over Kelly. That ain’t even in the same ballpark (so to speak).
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
6:16 pm
Yeah Knockahoma is definitely setting the bar too high. Chief Reachedonerror? Chief FieldersChoiceRBI? We need to start small and build up.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
6:18 pm
Chief Buntalot
Lew
April 30th, 2010
6:18 pm
Jason-The Revenue sharing plan and the money from the “Luxury Tax” are two entirely different creatures. I don’t think the Braves see a penny of the $$$ from the Tax. As for Revenue sharing from TV packages and the like? Not so sure you’ll ever get a MLB exec to claim anywhere close to $30 million per club.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
6:19 pm
Jeff Pearlman in SI wrote today:
Though he began this year as the Braves’ Opening Day right fielder, Heyward was never alone. On the bench he has Bobby Cox, one of the best guardians of talent the game has seen. In the clubhouse he can confide in Chipper Jones. And Billy Wagner. And Derek Lowe. And Tim Hudson. And Eric Hinske. If he struggles, there will be consoling words and extra cage time. If he surges, Jones will surely remind him to stay humble and inevitably expect a dry spell. Maybe, should his average continue to linger in the .230s, Atlanta will return him to Triple A for more seasoning. Maybe not. Either way, the Braves are the perfect organization for the seemingly perfect prospect.
But he then notes the following:
A betting man would place Heyward in the All Star Game . . . Sports, however, have a way of surprising us. Twenty-seven years ago, another young, can’t-miss outfielder made his major league debut for the Braves. His manager was Joe Torre, his teammates included good guys like Dale Murphy and Claudell Washington. His nickname: The Phenom. What eventually happened? Over eight up-and-down seasons, Brad Komminsk batted .218 with 23 home runs and 105 RBIs.
Lew
April 30th, 2010
6:19 pm
FU Wren – How about Chief Drove One In On A Bases Loaded Walk? If only, right?
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
6:22 pm
Brad Komminsk was The Antibatter.
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:23 pm
Oh yeah I forgot the rules. Atlanta warm and fuzzy. New York cold and dysfunctional.
I tend to think all that finger pointing that started to arise last week from the Braves clubhouse along with Escobar’s pouty play say’s heyman might be on to something, but hey no sense letting our observations get in the way.
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
6:23 pm
So Berkman is out of the line up with a groin injury. Hopefully, his absence will make a difference.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
6:24 pm
actor Luke Wilson is at the yard today, took in batting practice and met some Braves folks, as a guest of Joe Simpson. Luke dates Joe’s daughter Meg
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:25 pm
Oh that’s right, this isn’t Single A with 2 halves of the season. (NEW CARS)
It felt like single A to me last week. At least when the Mets were batting. {:
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
6:28 pm
He closed with that Cox is absolutely at his wits end with Escobar and that no matter what Cox tells Yunel to do he does what he wants anyway.
Well its a good thing its Bobby’s last year right? Seroiusly, unless Escobar has taken Bobby’s dogs hostage and is threatening to execute them if Bobby benches him again, I think these two can make it together to the end of the year. Escobar forgetting how to tag up at 3rd is not the biggest issue with this team. I feel like all this crap is just a distraction for how sorry this lineup has been playing. You want to talk about how bad Yunel is doing offensively thats cool or anyone else thats fine. Thats the problem with this team. Not the fact that the guys in the clubhouse apparently aren’t planning to be part of the best friends club together.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
6:29 pm
“So Berkman is out of the line up with a groin injury. Hopefully, his absence will make a difference.”
If his absence is in the groin area, it will definitely make a difference.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
6:30 pm
Luke Wilson ?
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
6:30 pm
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans–Very true.
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:32 pm
Is Frank Stallone throwing out the first ball tonight?
NEW CARS
April 30th, 2010
6:33 pm
Brad Komminsk was similar to Frenchie….If he had come up and been hot like Frenchie his career patth might have been a lot different.
I never had anyone refer to CW as a good guy, well maybe Mario Soto….
From what I’m reading from Heyman and Pearlman, you would think they lived on this chat!
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
6:34 pm
but hey no sense letting our observations get in the way
And, as usal, Anders may “observe”, but he seldom “sees”. Heyman’s “observations” lead me to “observe” that (1) with the size of ST rosters, rookies and fringe guys are lucky to have a seat to sit on, let alone worry about its positioning; and (2) that Heyman may have been around Dayn Perry too long; or (3) he’s one of the fools who thinks he could find “clubhouse chemistry” without GPS, let alone recognize it.
Writers can always fall back on a lack of whoop-and-holler in a locker room as a story line, because they know fans are gullible enough to believe its absence or presence actually means a good bleep to the success of a team.
And Anders, of course, is just being the trolling d-bag that he has been, is now, and forever will be. Only natural that he would bring it up, and speak of it as Gospel.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
6:34 pm
From an interview with Terry Pendleton in the Belleview News-Democrat:
Q: Is it fun being the Braves’ hitting coach?
A: Right now, it’s not fun (laughing). It’s tough. I enjoy working with the guys. I enjoy the challenges of trying to assist them in figuring some things out. (Former Braves general manager) John Schuerholz had to call me three or four times to even get me to take the job. I kept telling him no. Being retired for three years, you think, ‘Well, I’ll go out and play a lot of golf.’ I didn’t do that. I enjoyed being home with the family, but at 39, 40, you need to do something. Getting back in the game was definitely a plus for me.
On managing:
Q: You’re considered a front-runner to replace Cox. Do you want the job?
A: Absolutely. That is something I would love to attempt to do –whether it’s in Atlanta or another city. Whoever steps in those shoes has some huge shoes to attempt to fill. That will never happen. There will never be another Bobby Cox. (But) I would love the challenge. The part I would have a problem with is patience. Bobby has more patience than most grandmothers. That’s awesome to have. I think I’ve learned a little bit of that –at least I hope so –being under Bobby.
Read more: http://www.bnd.com/2010/04/29/1235392/pendleton-has-learned-from-some.html#ixzz0mcqmBnUv
Soph
April 30th, 2010
6:35 pm
Owen Wilson’s brother. The guy that does all those AT&T commercials that make fun of Verizon’s coverage.
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
6:36 pm
Anders, some one wrote a column about the split clubhouse thing in spring training an DOB completely disagree with the premise. He listed specific examples of which player’s locker were locate where. Also, it’s not even two locker rooms. It’s one locker room with a wall down the middle so that the can actually have enough locker for every one by putting lockers on each side of the wall that splits the room.
As much as you would love Heyman’s article to be true, it’s an opportunistic load of crap.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
6:37 pm
His manager was Joe Torre, his teammates included good guys like Dale Murphy and Claudell Washington. His nickname: The Phenom. What eventually happened?
He shoulda woke Claudell up before talking to him.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
6:38 pm
Yay, ChopTalk’s here. Heyward’s on the cover. Check that – they practically dedicated the whole issue to him.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
6:40 pm
ncscoots,
Were you referring to an author you like earlier, a book series maybe? Something about gunslingers.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
6:40 pm
Ahhhhhhhhhh ……..The patience of Bobby Cox…….. Starting to make me Impatient !
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
6:44 pm
Owen Wilson’s brother. The guy that does all those AT&T commercials that make fun of Verizon’s coverage. Soph
Ah, well that’s something.
Are the Hawks going to do something out of chacracter and win on the road tonight.
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:47 pm
Funny how no one discredited Heyman’s pick of the Braves as the division winners back when that happened. Anyway.
Like I said – I get the rules Atlanta warm and fuzzy, New York cold and dysfunctional.
Enjoy your game tonight folks, I’m going to settle into mine.
I’ll try and get back your way tomorrow some time. heading out later so won’t have time tonight.
BTW- nscoots – nice mouth tough guy.
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
6:50 pm
“Funny how no one discredited Heyman’s pick of the Braves as the division winners back when that happened. Anyway.”
Really, much of the consensus on the blog was that they might be competitive for the wild card but had very little chance at the division.
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
6:52 pm
Just giving you the facts, Anders.
And, btw, I, and many on this board, did not pick the Braves as division winners. So, wouldn’t that, in fact, be discrediting Heyman’s pick? Yes, it would.
Nice try though. It was a pretty good attempt for a guy like you. Gotta give you credit.
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
6:53 pm
Mommy was combing out my hair before dinner and found a couple grey hairs…not too surprising after this month.
On the plus side, our baby titmice should be hatching any morning now!
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
6:53 pm
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
6:50 pm
“Funny how no one discredited Heyman’s pick of the Braves as the division winners back when that happened. Anyway.”
Really, much of the consensus on the blog was that they might be competitive for the wild card but had very little chance at the division.
DING, DING, DING. We have a winner.
Not surprised that Anders gave us the lame and baseless parting shot on his way out. Too convenient but certainly expected.
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
6:54 pm
For the record Anders, I had braves picked to finish second in the division with the Phillies 1st, Marlins 3rd, Mets 4th, and Nats 5th. To early in the season to see any reason why this still can’t happen. Kudos to Heyman for picking the braves to win this division and not for going the consensus route, but I really can’t recall many fans picking us to finish 1st, but thats just my memory of it.
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
6:54 pm
@ Peter – “Heywood at #4 is way too much pressure on the young guy…….” People that say that are so funny. He is playing baseball not doing heart surgery. Do you think hitting behind base clearing Glaus and in front of mendoza line anyone ISN’T pressure? He’s a big boy in the big leagues and i’m sure if you asked him he’d love to bat cleanup. Hell, he is carrying the team now anyway, what more pressure is there?
braves70
April 30th, 2010
6:55 pm
I’ll show my cultural ignorance in stating that I have no idea who Luke Wilson is but if he can play firstbase and hit better than our sack of dirt Glob, sign Luke up at once.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
6:57 pm
It’s bad enough that the Braves have lost nine games in a row, but it only makes it worse that (if we choose to watch the game) we have to listen to Chip Caray tonight! FIRE CHIP CARAY (and Joe Morgan and Tim McCarver, too)!
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
7:02 pm
I’ll show my cultural ignorance in stating that I have no idea who Luke Wilson is but if he can play firstbase and hit better than our sack of dirt Glob, sign Luke up at once. braves70
Soph says he does those AT&T commercials, if he has any real talent he could act like a first baseman.
BravesFan1231
April 30th, 2010
7:02 pm
I so hope the Braves win tonight. I really don’t think this team is built to win the WS this year but I do think that next year could be a great year for them. If I were the GM of this team, I’d see if I could renegotiate chippers contract down and tell him he’s going to be our bench player if he wants to stay. I love the guy but he’s killing us in the field. I’d drop Glaus, Melky and Diaz. I’d see if I could resign Wagner for another year but drop Saito. Than I’d try to trade McLouth just to dump some payroll. Than I’d see if I could sign Carl Crawford with all the money I freed up. After that I’d bring up Freeman and Schaffer. So my position players would be McCann C, Freeman 1B, Conrad 2B, Escobar SS, Prado 3B, Heyward RF, Schaffer CF and Crawford LF. Now with that line up I’d and our pitching staff I really think they’d be unstoppable.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
7:02 pm
I am calling a sweep..11-14 by the end of sunday.
BraveMan
April 30th, 2010
7:07 pm
is meg simpson hot?
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
7:08 pm
BravesFan1231, Wagner says this is his last year. When was the last time Conrad had a hit in the big leagues, June, July?