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NCBravesFan
July 30th, 2010
4:21 pm
Even did the MLB.TV thinking I could watch it online but all the Braves games are blacked out to us so dont waste your money on MLB>TV
DirecTV and MLB package. The only way to get your Braves fix.
Jinx-eeeeee
July 30th, 2010
4:21 pm
Oh, you have to “like” the page to be able to comment on it.
GTSteve
July 30th, 2010
4:21 pm
“Feels like something is going down
It is starting to feel that way
McLeeeeeeeeeew
July 30th, 2010
4:21 pm
Isn’t LaRoche signed for next year, too? If so, he’d cost about what Berkman would cost. Roachy can’t play outfield though and they won’t bench Glaus.
T for Texas
July 30th, 2010
4:21 pm
Dang Nats cleaned up in the Matt Capps deal geting Wilson Ramos. Then they dealt Guzman to Rangers, but don’t know what they got there. They are building a team over there.
Gone Viral
July 30th, 2010
4:21 pm
“A little better than Pods with upside, but still not exactly what we need, and I would be careful about what I offer for him. His value is not as high as many ESPN-watchers would think.”
I agree with all of this. The key is that at 34, Podsednik is about to fall off a cliff. How we valuate what Ellsbury can give us for the next four years under contract should determine his trade worth. Just looking at our team in the short term, a top of the lineup of Ellsbury, Prado and Heyward offers a lot of overall ability.
Crime Dog
July 30th, 2010
4:21 pm
I’m giving N8 today’s “Most Valuable Blogger” award. Seriously good stuff today man. All the things I think in my head but either can’t articulate or am too lazy to try.
Randy S
July 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
The Cardinals’ “market” transcend the population of its immediate surrounding area (though that population is not small). The Cardinals have a following like the Braves. They dominate a large geographic area and have for a very long time. Nothing small-market about them.
bamakirk
July 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
I have watched every peachtree game on dish. It moves around usually from 440 to 455.
P-Town Brave
July 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
Ewww…
I heard a guy on 680 say ESPN said we’re looking deeply at Coco Crisp
CSpin
July 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
This blog is BUZZING.
Jinx-eeeeee
July 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
Facebook users:
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The answer is “The Dugout” 4 FREE tix for the Braves vs Giants on Friday night.
I will delete the comment above it. GO!
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Chop Chop
July 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
Look, the Braves will make a trade before the deadline. The question is really how big the deal will be.
CSpin
July 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Greinke is still on the table for us?
RC
July 30th, 2010
4:23 pm
How tight is our payroll that we sell Mitch Jones to the Pirates for cash?
It might be more that we are about to not have a position for him to play, with Schafer/McLouth/Blanco already in AAA, and Clevelan going down if we make a trade.
Bobby's Cox
July 30th, 2010
4:23 pm
Trade Kawakami for Long Duck Dung..I am sure he is done cutting Grandfather’s lawn by now..Maybe LDD will find a Sexy American Girlfriend in Atlanta..Bring on the Donger!!!
McLeeeeeeeeeew
July 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
Coco Crisp rumors? I guess it has to happen every year about this time. At least Ryan Freel retired.
Joey M
July 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
If we do trade for Ellsbury, I hope it does not include Medlen, Dunn, Venters, or Kimbrel. If that’s the case, than I say do it and let him run as much as he wants. Than bat Heyward behind Glaus for protection and let the fun begin. Oh, Diaz needs to be our everyday LF till he fails. If they will give Nate McLouth all that time in the OF, Diaz has certainly deserved it.
BigCat
July 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
Sheet, why didnt we just bring up Mitch to hit some dingers? Looks like he had more pop than some on big club.
BuckheadBrave
July 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
The Atlanta market supports every major league sport and it is widely considered one of the smallest that can do that. I don’t think St. Louis could.
Bobby's Cox
July 30th, 2010
4:25 pm
Meant to say Long Duck Dong…Dung is a player that really stinks.
Arkansas Transplant
July 30th, 2010
4:25 pm
We’re still over looking 1 BIG NAME Carl Rose!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
July 30th, 2010
4:25 pm
McLeeeeeeeew Figured I’d go back to the longer name – maybe it will get Marteeeeen and Mac back to their hot hitting selves.
Good idea!
This ballpark should help as well…
Efrim
July 30th, 2010
4:25 pm
#Braves still on Ross, two other teams “coming hard.” #Marlins’ willingness to move him still in question. Would need big offer #MLB
Honestly, give me a break. He is a clear non tender candidate. He shouldn’t cost more than a B- prospect, at best. A complete joke if more than that is given up for him.
Steve from OH, agreed on Ellsbury. He is overrated because of the market he plays in. Theo knows this, and will ask for far more than any team should give up for him. Plus, they aren’t going to just give him away. Controllable through 2013, so no rush on a trade needed.
RC
July 30th, 2010
4:25 pm
Even did the MLB.TV thinking I could watch it online but all the Braves games are blacked out to us so dont waste your money on MLB>TV
DirecTV and MLB package. The only way to get your Braves fix.
Don’t even need the MLB package for Braves if you are in a blackout area. Peachtree is channel 17 in Atlanta area, and something like 651 in other blackout areas (Channel name is BRVS).
Jinx-eeeeee
July 30th, 2010
4:26 pm
nobody want FREE tickets?!>? Somebody jump on this!
BravesFan2010
July 30th, 2010
4:26 pm
The Braves have the 15th largest payroll in MLB, but aren’t they one of the top 10 markets in MLB ? Why such a low payroll ?
Hillbilly
July 30th, 2010
4:26 pm
Coco Crisp rumors? I guess it has to happen every year about this time.
Kind of like getting 5 innings in with a storm on the horizon to make it an official game…the 2010 season is now official.
Anders
July 30th, 2010
4:26 pm
The Cardinals are a religion in the St. Louis area. It’s not that they have a larger population than other cities it’s that 80% of the people who live in the area follow, support and love the Red Birds. Not so in cities like Houston, Miami and dare I say Atlanta to name a few where football reigns and baseball is second at best. That’s the “market” I’m talking about. I’m not discussing the census.
bravesfaninnc
July 30th, 2010
4:27 pm
I wonder if DOB is also on the phone right now working on a big trade
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2010
4:27 pm
The key is that at 34, Podsednik is about to fall off a cliff. How we valuate what Ellsbury can give us for the next four years under contract should determine his trade worth. Just looking at our team in the short term, a top of the lineup of Ellsbury, Prado and Heyward offers a lot of overall ability.
I agree. 35-year old Pods is much less attractive than 27-year old Jacoby. Big difference in how they’ll perform now and in the future just because of their respective ages.
And that lineup does offer a lot of stability in the long-term, but we’re still a bat short. However, if shoring up the club means acquiring Ellsbury now and signing someone else in the offseason, then Wren needs to go for it. We can’t worry about what the Phillies are doing right now–their window is closing and ours is just opening. If we don’t make a deep run this year, so be it. We’re poised to be in much better position down the road, especially if LM would open their damn pocketbooks to help Wren get that last piece.
N8
July 30th, 2010
4:27 pm
Thanks Crime Dog.
Robert, let me just add. It really doesn’t matter what the Braves and Phillies have against each other’s rotation. They only play each other 6 more times. 3 in each park. One could/should/can assume that they might go 3-3 against each other. Then what?
What it really comes down to, is that clearly, the Braves and Phillies likely have better rotations than most of the teams they will be facing until game 162, which likely means that the dog-fight will continue.
I’m not so sure we’ll be that lucky as fans to have those final 3 games mean anything. My guess is that the division is wrapped up before then.
TRADE
July 30th, 2010
4:27 pm
Gonna be a great day for the Bravos!!
Wren is a master at dealing and wheeling. Fightin Phils are gonna have to worry about the WC b/c the Bravos are gonna win the EAST!!!
BravesFan2010
July 30th, 2010
4:27 pm
Buckhead, I’m not so sure Atlanta should have 4 major sports teams. Do the Thrashers really have a big fan base ?
TOMY FOURNIER
July 30th, 2010
4:27 pm
Elslbury, Guillen ect., ect.,..no way to win over the Phillys…no with that trasch,,,may be with Dunn or Berkman or Bautista..may be and I said may be..because righ now..we going to second place and for the next week…will be third…that for sure my people…and don’t cry…we fly a lot and we are not a bird…you know that!!!!
McLeeeeeeeeeew
July 30th, 2010
4:28 pm
If nothing else works, XM Radio has EVERY game every day. And if it’s a Braves’ home game, you always get Sutton/Powell,
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2010
4:28 pm
Honestly, give me a break. He is a clear non tender candidate. He shouldn’t cost more than a B- prospect, at best. A complete joke if more than that is given up for him
Yessir. The Marlins are playing hardball and so is Wren.
They’ll blink first.
Efrim
July 30th, 2010
4:28 pm
Rotoworld.com’s comment on Rosenthal’s Cody Ross’ rumor:
“Because outfielders with 730 OPSs don’t just grow on trees.”
Hilarious, and so true.
NO MORE BOBBY
July 30th, 2010
4:28 pm
Gotta love any blog that mentions Big Donkey and Merle Haggard.
Hillbilly
July 30th, 2010
4:28 pm
Anders, you’re exactly right (4:26), and that “area” extends all the way down here to Arkansas…amazing how many Card fans there are in this part of the country. It’s sickening.
BuckheadBrave
July 30th, 2010
4:29 pm
Atlanta is getting there though. The city became so diluted when it grew so quickly but there is a whole generation of fans at the games this year probably like 17-25 yrs old that is the biggest generation of native Atlantans in a long long time. Their parents relocated here but they were born here. The stadium has a completely different energy this season and its not just because the team is winning.
RC
July 30th, 2010
4:29 pm
@Ken_Rosenthal: Source: #Braves still on Ross, two other teams “coming hard.”
Pretty graphic for a trade rumor…..
Bobby's Cox
July 30th, 2010
4:29 pm
Hopefully FW will not be trading for any Cereals..No more Coco Crisps, Fruity Pebbles..however we can go all Flinstones..The Braves definitely could use Bam-Bam..Heard that he has a BIG Bat..
Chop Chop
July 30th, 2010
4:29 pm
The Thrashers should be a playoff team next season. They’ll definitely be a much more entertaining group to watch with the influx of Blackhawk grit (something that actually does matter in hockey, by the way).
BravesFan2010
July 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal says the Braves remain in the hunt for Cody Ross and that two other teams are “coming hard.”
Braves One
July 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
Jacoby Ellsbury when healthy, and he should be back in a couple of weeks or so, is one of the best all-around players in the game. He has awesome speed and base running skills, hits the ball consistently and fields his position well. Although they are on record as saying so, it surprises me the Red Sox are even considering moving him.
Jacoby at the leadoff spot would allow Prado to return to his favorite spot at #2 in the batting order.
Unfortunately FW and the brain-trusts are waiting at the last minute to jump into the fray at the sales table, hoping to pick off a real bargain. That’s not the way to win a pennant though. If you are in first and you hesitate with improving your team, you are not going to come away with anything useful. Teams like the Phillies, the Dodgers, etc, etc are making it happen, not waiting for it to happen.
Remember, over the winter the promise of a significant power hitter for the team turned out to be Troy Glaus. Let’s hope for the best but be ready for a let-down.
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
Do the Thrashers really have a big fan base ?
They should, with all the good hockey players that have gone through there recently. Kovalchuk, Heatley, Hossa, Kozlov, etc. Atlanta fans need to give hockey a chance.
RC
July 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
Favorite rumor of the day via Twitter:
@fojogt08 Heard this: #Braves willing to trade McLouth, Lowe, and Kawakami to Mary Mac’s Tea Room in exchange for banana pudding recipe
John H
July 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
Why is no one mentioning Marlon Byrd??? The cubs are sellers, he is a solid CF who is having a very good year and doesn’t make as much as anyone you mentioned outside of Willingham or Ross. I’m puzzled why his name has not come up AT ALL, especially with him being from Georgia originally and being an all star. Are the Cubs just not interested in trading him? Or are the braves just not even asking??
Anders
July 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
The Braves have the 15th largest payroll in MLB, but aren’t they one of the top 10 markets in MLB ? Why such a low payroll ? BravesFan2010)
Clearly Liberty Media doesn’t feel they’ll get an acceptable return on any further investment. At the end of the day they’re all just businessman.
Crime Dog
July 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
Cole Hamels: not much of an NBA fan apparently…
WAIT, WAT? RT @ToddZolecki: Cole Hamels, on folks calling Halladay, Hamels and Oswalt the Big 3 “Nah. Leave that to LeBron and the Celtics.”
Puma
July 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
i am glad the Nats have traded a bunch of their “good” players right after the series with the Braves and right before their series with the Phillies…sweet!
TRADE
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
Anybody ever taken a Pop-Tart and dipped it into Chick-Fil-A’s polynesian sauce? EPIC
NCBravesFan
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
Don’t even need the MLB package for Braves if you are in a blackout area. Peachtree is channel 17 in Atlanta area, and something like 651 in other blackout areas (Channel name is BRVS).
Do you mean if you AREN’T in a blackout area? Peachtree games are blacked out unless I buy the MLB package.
bravesfaninnc
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
Assuming that we do get Elslbury if he can get healthy then this we be a great trade for the braves as long as we don’t have to give up to much to get him.Elslbury play great defense plus he is very fast and he has alt of power.And just because we might get Elslbury does not mean that we won’t try to get anther hitter such Bautista
DAP
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
have to say i agree he’s never been given the same patience or sample size to say how he would hit righties in the long haul.
actually, diaz has more PA vs. righties in his career than lefties. makes sense, since about 3/4ths of the pitchers in the majors are righthanded. he has OPSed over 200 points lower against righthanded pitchers, at .707 OPS. what suffers the most vs. righties is power, as he slugs only .378. that just isnt a guy that needs to be starting vs. righthanded pitchers, sorry.
Jinx-eeeeee
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
I’m gonna post this again. 4 FREE BRAVES TICKETS! ANYONE?
Facebook users:
http://tinyurl.com/28l2dtv
The answer is “The Dugout” 4 FREE tix for the Braves vs Giants on Friday night.
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Steve from OH
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
something that actually does matter in hockey, by the way
Yes it does. You gotta go out there and battle every night if you wanna win (and not get your leg broken).
Barnacle Bill
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
Come on DOB, feed us a nugget. Any kind of nugget. Let us know you’re there…
coach
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
Can Tim Hudson play first or third base on the days he is not pitching? He bats better than Troy and Chipper.
BigCat
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
Yes What Anders said about Cards Fans. They r so in love with their team. Its like Lambeau Field of baseball. Cards have 10 rings. Second only to Yanks.
RC
July 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
Why is no one mentioning Marlon Byrd??? The cubs are sellers, he is a solid CF who is having a very good year and doesn’t make as much as anyone you mentioned outside of Willingham or Ross. I’m puzzled why his name has not come up AT ALL, especially with him being from Georgia originally and being an all star. Are the Cubs just not interested in trading him? Or are the braves just not even asking??
No way for us to know, but I would bet the Cubs aren’t interested in trading him. They are sellers for this year, but have Byrd under contract for another 2, at a very reasonable price. I don’t think they are looking for a full rebuild, more of an off year (in their management’s eyes).
Efrim
July 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
Coco Crisp? Is he really that much better than Melky at this point in his career? Maybe if we didn’t have Melky, it’d make more sense.
BravoMan
July 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
Finally some rumors connected to us!
timthebrave
July 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
Hockey is underrated. If you go to a live game you will be hooked
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
Cole Hamels, on folks calling Halladay, Hamels and Oswalt the Big 3 “Nah. Leave that to LeBron and the Celtics.”
LeBron’s ego sheds a tear. And then throws a temper tantrum.
McLeeeeeeeeeew
July 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
Hillbilly-Makes sense, though. Just like up here in Vermont, there’s a lot of people who remember the Braves as the Boston Braves, for decades, St. Louis was the only MLB team iun the entire south or central US.
Must be a concept like racial memory – it’s been so long, you’d think everyone would have forgotten by now.
Arkansas Transplant
July 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
There’s quite a few cubby fans in Arkansas as well.
Chop Chop
July 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
Cody Ross has a lot of grit. He roped and rode steers and calves as a youngster. Now, while it’s true that Brooks Conrad fought steers with both hands tied behind his back, we can’t knock Cody’s grit for being inferior to Brooksy’s.
FEAR
July 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
TRADE
July 30th, 2010
4:31 pm
Anybody ever taken a Pop-Tart and dipped it into Chick-Fil-A’s polynesian sauce? EPIC
GROSS!
Hillbilly
July 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
Come on DOB, feed us a nugget. Any kind of nugget.
Have a pop tart dipped in Chicken Sauce. I hear it’s epic.
Patrick
July 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
The LASTEST on Cody Ross!!!:
Sources told Fanhouse.com’s Frankie Piliere that the Marlins have taken Cody Ross off the table in trade talks.
If Ross was the Braves’ top outfield target, they may have to go in a different direction now.
This is from Rotoworld
and Thank God!
Gone Viral
July 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
“If we don’t make a deep run this year, so be it. We’re poised to be in much better position down the road, especially if LM would open their damn pocketbooks to help Wren get that last piece.”
This is exactly why Wren’s position is so difficult. Ostensibly, we’re in win now mode for Bobby and Chipper but in terms of the construction of the team and our minor league status, we’re built for the future more than the now. The concession he has to make to improve our chances at a 2010 World Series cannot be one that overrides our ability to be an NL favorite in 2011 and 2012. I mean, someone randomly asked earlier if Mike Minor would come up and offer better performance than a guy we’re paying $16 million and I could not in good faith dismiss the premise. And Teheran, not Minor, is a our best pitching prospect. The only time in my life where the Braves had a similar situation was when our team was in first place and we also had a 100 win Greeneville team.
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
Hockey is underrated. If you go to a live game you will be hooked
Hell yeah. And for those of you up north, if your local university (like OSU, UM, Bowling Green-type schools) has a team, go to those games. They get pretty rowdy, even without fights.
BravoMan
July 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
Trade Ross and at the same time we maintain Minor, Medlen, etc.
And still have enough to acquire a reliever
Joe
July 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
Jacoby should be batting in the 2 hole when a lefty is batting and lead-off as soon as a righty takes the mound the next day. Ellsbury a former Cape Cod Baseball player from Oregon State played on the Falmouth Commodores before being drafted by the Red Sox seasons ago.
Mr. Ellsbury will complement the hit-and-run tactic that the Braves are starting to develop with Jason Heyward getting on-base a lot.
my lineup
VS RHP
Ellsbury CF
Prado 2B
Heyward RF
C.Jones 3B
Glaus 1B
McCann C
Melky LF
A. Gonzalez SS
LHP
Prado 2B
Ellsbury CF
Chipper 3B
Heyward RF
McCann C
T. Glaus 1B
A. Gonzalez SS
Melky LF
TennesseePaul
July 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
i am glad the Nats have traded a bunch of their “good” players right after the series with the Braves and right before their series with the Phillies…sweet!
that made me laugh.
bravesgrl4lifeeeeeeeee
July 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
Jinx, looks like somebody named Melissa Heldreth (somebody from this blog?) has already answered that. I would have done it, but I already have my ticket for the Friday night game.
fsu
July 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
im dreaming tori hunter
Jinx-eeeeee
July 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
Oh god. nobody wants them. Ok.
Anatoli
July 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
The thermometer @ my house reads 113 degrees. Ma mia. Glad Braves not in town tonight.
BravesFan2010
July 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
I just hope the Braves win a WS this year. 1 Major championship in Atlanta sports history is pathetic. They came out with a list of the most miserable sports cities and Seattle was #1, Atlanta #2. If you combine all the Atlanta teams they have played a combined 147 total seasons with 1 championship. The Braves have went to the NLCS 11 different times with just 1 WS to show for it. The Hawks have been to the playoffs 26 times since 1968 with no appearances in the NBA Finals to show for it.
Gone Viral
July 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
“Sources told Fanhouse.com’s Frankie Piliere that the Marlins have taken Cody Ross off the table in trade talks.”
This is like in the fantasy football draft we’ll all have next month where somewhere swears they won’t trade their worst RB and a first round pick for Chris Johnson. I totally believe them, don’t you?
McLeeeeeeeeeew
July 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
Jinx-eeeee-I’d love to go to the game, but I’m doubting I could make it from Central Vermont in time. Hope you can find a taker.
Chop Chop
July 30th, 2010
4:35 pm
I’m a big hockey fan, but I’m a bigger football fan. Basketball’s probably ahead of baseball on the list for me, too. I just happen to follow nearly all major pro team sports in the world because I am clearly insane.
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2010
4:35 pm
And Teheran, not Minor, is a our best pitching prospect.
He’s a top-3 prospect in all of MLB, not just for us. Minor’s more of a 25-50 type guy, along with Randall and Arodys.
Chop Chop
July 30th, 2010
4:35 pm
Not to mention the fact that I like college football the best.
Goldenglove002
July 30th, 2010
4:35 pm
Ellsbury would be a great acquisition if the Braves can get him. I have seen multiple reports that the Red Sox are trying to move an OF since theirs is getting slightly overcrowded so it would make sense. Ellsbury heads to arbitration for the first time this year, so he would be under control through 2013. Imagine your starting lineup begginging with Ellsbury, Prado, Heyward and McCann for the next 3 years.
I could see a deal based around Dunn and one of the young pitching prospects along with 1 more prospect getting it done. Might even be possible to avoid losing Minor, Teheran, Vizcaino or Delgado
BuckheadBrave
July 30th, 2010
4:35 pm
All the Atlanta teams will have a big decade, including the Thrashers. They all are competitive at the same time for probably the first time and it can’t be understated about the large generation of Atlantans, the children of all the transplants, who grew up here and don’t have an allegiance to another team up north.
FEAR
July 30th, 2010
4:35 pm
so we traded McLouth and KK for pop tarts and some coco cripsies and then flipped the crispies for polynesian sauce?
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2010
4:36 pm
I posed a question for the BA chat today re: Erik Cordier:
Steve (Ohio): Is Erik Cordier still considered a prospect? He’s having a nice season at AA and has had a great July. Any insight into his scouting report after two TJ surgeries would be appreciated.
J.J. Cooper: I’d say yes. Even with all the injuries he still has a plus fastball and an idea of how to use it.
Jinx-eeeeee
July 30th, 2010
4:36 pm
No, we traded KK and Mclouth for a Nugget.
Jim
July 30th, 2010
4:36 pm
Random thoughts:
1. If Braves can get Laroche cheap, do it; send Glaus to AL as a DH.
2. Ellsbury would be a plus; but Melky has hit about .300 the last three months. Diaz, Ellsbury, Heyward v. Diaz, Melky, Heyward – how much gain? how much do you give up for that gain? that’s the conundrum facing FW.
3. What about rumor that Werth got past 2B with Utley’s wife? Heard it on a TV show while spinning through channels. That might explain why he’s suddenly available – and no one seems to be jumping at him. DOB: have you heard the rumor, or that there’s an “issue” there?
4. Team seems tired. Glaus needs a long rest. BC needs to tweak the batting order more than a bit.
BravesFan2010
July 30th, 2010
4:37 pm
“If we don’t make a deep run this year, so be it. We’re poised to be in much better position down the road, especially if LM would open their damn pocketbooks to help Wren get that last piece.”
Hasn’t that been what Braves fans have been saying for years ???? It’s ALWAYS next year. Well guess what, this is Bobby and Chipper’s last season and we need to do whatever it takes to send them out with a Championship.
ContactBuzz
July 30th, 2010
4:37 pm
No, we traded KK and Mclouth for a Nugget.
Carmelo Anthony?
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2010
4:37 pm
Chop Chop, I love the college football. Much more than the NFL.
Barnacle Bill
July 30th, 2010
4:37 pm
If McLouth had any nuggets, dipped or not, we might not be in the postion we’re in right now…
Hillbilly
July 30th, 2010
4:37 pm
o we traded McLouth and KK for pop tarts and some coco cripsies and then flipped the crispies for polynesian sauce?
I swear I’ve heard these lyrics in a Beck song before. Am I just imagining things?
McLeeeeeeeeeew
July 30th, 2010
4:38 pm
FEAR-And three bags of Raman noodles.
What If.
July 30th, 2010
4:38 pm
What if we DO land Ellsbury? What would our lineup be? I think it should be..
1. Ellsbury, CF
2. Prado, 2B
3. Jones, 3B
4. McCann, C
5. Heyward, RF
6. Glaus, 1B
7. Gonzalez, SS
8. Diaz/Hinske, LF