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SoWeGa Fanatic
May 31st, 2011
3:12 pm
Congrats to Jo-Jo. Always pull for former Braves, and man, he needed one.
Wow...
May 31st, 2011
3:12 pm
Yeah, let Schafer get more than 24 ABs before we deem him the Braves savior.
truth
May 31st, 2011
3:13 pm
Braveone,
Are you bored? Did you really count the post of each person
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 31st, 2011
3:13 pm
Lew—
No worries! I don’t even have anyone to Baby Sit…
SoWeGa Fanatic
May 31st, 2011
3:14 pm
Infield defense? Wonder if FF instead of Troy and Gonzo instead of the HotDog has anything to do with it.
MatthewH
May 31st, 2011
3:16 pm
Congrats to the Hammer on his Honorary Degree from Princeton!
DAP
May 31st, 2011
3:16 pm
im with scoots on this schafer thing. taking walks and slapping the ball is working fine right now, and ill take it, but as soon as we get a guy who can slug a little bit, thatll be the end of schafer. i think he is easing himself back into things up here right now, which is great. i love to see him taking his walks, but id rather those big swings he takes to be doubles or homers instead of ric flairs (whooo!) just over the infielders.
honestly, i think some of his slugging will return eventually, but im not gonna get all excited because we have a guy who can bunt for a base hit, if he cant also put one in the seats.
ncscoots
May 31st, 2011
3:18 pm
Getting On Base is priority for him to stick.
Certainly, “sticking” is what he wants to do; if sapping his power is what he thinks will do that, that’s what he’ll do.
Over time, though, that’s another thing. You pitch differently to guys who can’t hurt you and to those who can. The former, you’re more aggressive in the zone, less fine, fewer mistakes, all of which just increase the edge the pitcher already owns. Sooner or later, the secondary skills of a no-lumber player get eroded by that extra pitcher percentage.
Schafer doesn’t have to get pull-happy, or stop bunting, or stop being selective, or stop doing any of the other things that he thinks are necessary to being what the Braves want out of him. But he can’t just toss aside pitcher fear, either.
But maybe that’s for another year.
nashvillewill
May 31st, 2011
3:20 pm
Doing the same things over and over when you get the same results is a definition of insanity or of Bobby Cox managerial style. I thought and hoped FG would be different, but so far am disappointed. Uggla has not merited any place in the order than 8th or 9th and should be relegated there without further ado until he earns a higher position. Chipper should also be moved down, since his contributions are few and far between. Move Freeman up in the order since his approach is improving daily and so are his results. I like the suggestion to move Prado to 2B, since he can excel anywhere. How about a trade for a LF? or play Ramirez or another callup there. Try something different! This lineup cannot produce as constituted.
chief noc-a-homa
May 31st, 2011
3:21 pm
you are right “Lee in S GA” Jurrjens is UNTOUCHABLE!!!!!!!!!
if the braves want to trade someone in offseason,,,well trade Lowe…is good pitcher …but he’s near to 40 and expensive player …
im sure any team who want starters pitchers been happy to take Lowe (Yankees for example)
trade Derek Lowe in offseason in exchange for Brett Gardner and other player.
CB
May 31st, 2011
3:21 pm
I guess we all as fans tend to get upset easily when we think our team is better than they are playing. Pitching has been even better than advertised,dang offense gets turned around and lets get a winning streak started and a lot of wrongs can be made right. Nice 8 game winning streak would be the medicine to get the season back on track.
Kevin
May 31st, 2011
3:21 pm
Schafer is the lead off hitter we’ve been missing for a long time now. No disrepect to Prado, but Prado is more of a #2 or #3 guy in the lineup that can drive in those runs. Schafer is the only one in the lineup right now that has any speed period besides Heyward.
Instead of everyone swinging for the fence play a little small ball. Lead off single, bunt over to 2nd, and have 2 guys that have the opportunity to score the guy with a single. Even when we do get homeruns most of the time they’re solo shots too.
wjones
May 31st, 2011
3:21 pm
“SoWeGa Fanatic
May 31st, 2011
3:14 pm
Infield defense? Wonder if FF instead of Troy and Gonzo instead of the HotDog has anything to do with it.”
Sure does. So I guess if we’re playing good defense, it’s because the players are doing well, and if we are hitting poorly it’s because the coaches aren’t doing their job. I think I understand now. Hypocrisy, right?
Mudge
May 31st, 2011
3:22 pm
Seems to me the Braves can overhaul the Marlins in the next 2 weeks. The Braves (after the Pdres) have 10 road games against the Mets (not playing so well), the Marlins and the Astros (pitiful) and three at home against the Mets. The Marlins (after finishing their away series wiith Arizona), play 10 at home against the Brewers (not bad), the Braves, the Diamondbacks (hot) and then visit the Phillies. We’ll see what they are made of playing consecutive series (15 games) against the Brewers, Braves, Diamondbacks and Phillies, all teams above .500.
Danga
May 31st, 2011
3:23 pm
Prado is more of a #2 or #3 guy in the lineup that can drive in those runs
Or hit into more double plays.
FEAR
May 31st, 2011
3:24 pm
Hey yo!
Kevin
May 31st, 2011
3:24 pm
When McLouth comes back at this rate he’s going to be a late inning defensive replacement like last year. He’s going to be let go at the end of the season so if there’s anyone in need of an OF you can also trade him too and get a prospect for him. When Heyward comes back the lineup should be….
1. Schafer CF
2. Prado LF
3. Chipper 3B
4. McCann C
5. Heyward RF
6. Uggla 2B
7. Freeman 1B
8. Gonzalez SS
Also, moving Heyward down to 5 or 6 you got another guy in him that’s got the speed to steal 10-15 bases. Either way we’re in a good situation. The pitchings been great and once the hitting picks up we’ve got a serious contender.
Murph
May 31st, 2011
3:25 pm
Schafer is the lead off hitter we’ve been missing for a long time now.
I agree… but what happens when McNate and Heyward come back?
chief noc-a-homa
May 31st, 2011
3:25 pm
hey people….what about to trade Lowe for Gardner and other player after this season????
Gardner: lead off hitter….good contact ,, super speed,,,very good defensive player i think the 2012 CF in opening day
kelevra
May 31st, 2011
3:27 pm
remember when frency and mccann came up and frenchy was superstar cant miss prospect and mccann was the just good young player with potential…..as iv watched heyward and freeman i sometimes wonder if freeman wont be the better player….he just seems more consistent…even when jason is healthy he is an extremely streaky hitter and right now just an average defender, while freeman is an exceptional defender and doesnt seem to go through the extreme high’s and lows that jason does…….just food for though. both still 21 so anything can change and go look at joey votto’s first few years in the big’s before becoming mvp
One Time's got no case
May 31st, 2011
3:27 pm
Schafer is not the answer to our lead-off problems. Let’s see how he hits (I mean, how often he walks) after MLB pitching makes the adjustments that routinely occur.
With this offense, we are not going to the playoffs. Chipper Jones has 1 home run, 8 RBIs and is slugging .341 for the month of May. Dan Uggla is showing NO SIGNS of ever breaking out of his season long slump. Eric Hinske is not an every day player (great guy on the bench, good pinch hitter, spot starter, etc…..but not an every day player). Our clean-up hitter has to have scheduled days off because he catches for us.
Philly is getting healthy, it’s a matter of time before they put SIGNIFICANT distant from us in the standings. Other teams competing for the Wild Card are going to make trades (Milwaukee, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Colorado, St. Louis will all be players at the trade deadline).
Yet many of you on here either dont want to see the Braves do anything at the deadline….or……you want to see the Braves improve the team WITHOUT giving up our best prospects or adding payroll.
Well, here’s a news flash: You cant lose weight UNLESS you give up something that you value (in the case of many of you on here…..junk food and laying in your Easy Chair) and start eating healthy AND exercising. Going to the gym and slowly peddling on the bike while reading Good Housekeeping or Guns & Ammo isnt going to do much to help you lose weight. AND expecting to get “Cash (a difference maker on offense) for Trash (our garbage) isnt going to fly.
Let's Blame Pendelton
May 31st, 2011
3:28 pm
Now who you gonna blame for bad hitting? All last year many wanted to dump on TP. It just go to show how much they know about baseball. The team is not built to score runs(or should I say Manufacture runs). Freddi will have his team ready by the end of this year with more speed so we wont have to depend on the long ball or situational hitting so much…. Go Braves!
FEAR
May 31st, 2011
3:30 pm
One Time’s got no case –
nice name. Sir mix a lot fan?
alex
May 31st, 2011
3:31 pm
Zookey: can you spell hgh
Shaun: with all this statistical gibberish does uggla have a “fat tail” or is it simply that he can’t hit a Kaplan-Meir curve?
Kevin
May 31st, 2011
3:32 pm
Bravesfan54,
Where are you getting your information from? Heyward stole 11 bases on 17 attempts last year and is 3 for 4 this year. He’s got the speed to easily steal 10-15 bases per year.
FEAR
May 31st, 2011
3:33 pm
Schafer has been impressive…….but let’s see how long he can keep it up
keylargo
May 31st, 2011
3:33 pm
Schafer is the lead off hitter we’ve been missing for a long time now.
Sign up now –
All those who think Schafer will have as good of numbers (BA, OBP SLG, OPS) in his next 24 AB’s as his first 24. All those on record will win a free Coconut if he does. You must be on the list and pick up your coconut in person.
Threadkiller
May 31st, 2011
3:33 pm
One Time, That’s the reason a JJ trade is interesting..JJ could bring us a huge return! Lowe..Not so much
Fleming
May 31st, 2011
3:34 pm
keylargo
No
bravesfan54
May 31st, 2011
3:35 pm
Jason’s speed alone will not help him steal bases. Small sample I know but his total professional career number are 2SB’s and 3CS’s. He’s obviously not worked on improving his technic regardless of his perceived speed. Stealing bases successfully doesn’t require great speed, but a rather a keen observation of pitching “tells” and attention to defensive indifference or lassitude.
FEAR
May 31st, 2011
3:36 pm
Trade JJ……yeeeshh.. What could we get for him and from whom? I think we should hang on to JJ.
Fleming
May 31st, 2011
3:36 pm
bravesfan54
That’s 14 an 7 on Jason
Murph
May 31st, 2011
3:38 pm
I will go on the record and predict that Schafer’s next 24 AB’s have better results than his first 24. No coconut needed.
Mudge
May 31st, 2011
3:38 pm
JJ for Carlos Quentin of the White Sox.
chief noc-a-homa
May 31st, 2011
3:38 pm
“threadkiller” : but are you sure to trade Jurrjens??????? the best pitcher in MLB right now!!!!!
ok you trade JJ for a good OF but you stop to win at least 14-16 games
and who says the return in JJ trade not go to be like UGGLA????
mmmmmmm …… JJ is the next ace in our rotation…UNTOUCHABLE….
Yankees need pitchers …trade Derek Lowe for Gardner and put him in CF
chief noc-a-homa
May 31st, 2011
3:39 pm
i never trading JJ to any team —- i first trade uggla or heyward
Hillbillybrave
May 31st, 2011
3:39 pm
Photo of Uggla says it all. Look at his swing at point of contact. Right hand is below the bat. Thus a pop up. Hand should be behind the bat. I know I know if I was that good, I’d be getting paid to do it. Even if I was, orthopedics pays better. But I did stay in a Holiday Inn last night, (and I had some pretty good hitting instructors in college – Memphis State.) OH NO Mr. Bill, yep I was a team mate of Danny U. and he’ll come around but take a look at the photo and hold your arms out and mimic that swing then move the hand slightly and pretend it is behind the bat. Look what it does with your shoulder and eliminates the minor up swing. Toodaloo!
Fleming
May 31st, 2011
3:40 pm
Murph
Hard for anyone to maintain a .433 OBP much less improve on it.
Roman Gal
May 31st, 2011
3:40 pm
I got an email this morning from the Thrashers thanking me for my support.
Blast them! I just discovered how fun hockey games were this season!
Tomahawk Mafia
May 31st, 2011
3:40 pm
I love seeing my name on the top 25 poster list.
Threadkiller
May 31st, 2011
3:40 pm
Fear, You test the waters with JJ. JJ for Kemp and a prospect? Or JJ and McLouth to the White Sox for Quinton, Dunn and pitcher Jackson? JJ is an Ace right now! We could really get someting in return for him
Let's Blame Pendelton
May 31st, 2011
3:41 pm
why is everyone harping on hitting? No teams in the Majors are hitting this year! its the post steriod era get used to it….in the mean time teams that can put pressure on defenses are the ones that will go far…
Fleming
May 31st, 2011
3:41 pm
Let’s Blame Pendelton
–Arizona DiamondbacksL –
San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Mets
. Washington Nationals.
Houston Astros
One Time's got no case
May 31st, 2011
3:42 pm
FEAR……..I love me some Sir-Mix-Alot, lol. Everyone thinks of his “Baby Got Back” song…however I love the intro of his “One Time’s Got No Case” song:
Mix-Alot: “Whatch you pulling me over for MR. OFFICER”?
Officer: “I’ll be the one asking the questions LEROY”
Mix: “Man, my name aint Leroy, man”.
Office: “Huh, all right JEROME, out of the car”
Mix: “Man why I gotta be Jerome man, why cant I be Tommy or Philbert or something”
Officer: “Just put your hands on the hood MOHAMMED”…………….
AZBravoFan
May 31st, 2011
3:42 pm
Hopefully like KJ and that other high-profile free agent Carl Crawford, Uggla will start tearing it up soon. Crawford’s start was almost as bad as Uggla’s and Sox Nation was really giving it to him. Now the dude is on fire.
Venice Jim
May 31st, 2011
3:43 pm
Adam Dunn? Do you have any idea what he has done this year?
mathman
May 31st, 2011
3:43 pm
Someone said of McLouse batting 8th, “it worked for Nate”. Heck, he is hitting .238 following a year below .200. I wouldn’t say, it worked for Nate. Might have gotten him over .200 but come on. A major leaguer who can’t throw and can’t hit over .238 is not a major leaguer.
Arkansas Transplant
May 31st, 2011
3:44 pm
Murph, If Uggla is still underwhelmingly as bad as he is now when Mclouth and Heyward come back. I say move Uggla to the bench and play Prado at second, Mclouth in LF and keep Schafer in CF.
Threadkiller
May 31st, 2011
3:45 pm
VJ, Yes I do..The first year in the AL has been unlucky! Get him back to the NL where he is more comfortable!
FEAR
May 31st, 2011
3:45 pm
One Time’s got no case
good tune. so is swap meet louie and seattle aint bullSh!ttin’
Fleming
May 31st, 2011
3:47 pm
Let’s Blame Pendelton
Screwed that up!!
Top five staeling teams in NL this year –
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Mets
Washington Nationals.
Houston Astros
DAP
May 31st, 2011
3:47 pm
scoots, i think you are right on at 3:18. i believe for now, its ok for schafer to just slap the ball and try to take walks, but eventually, some of that slugging has to be there.
One Time's got no case
May 31st, 2011
3:47 pm
Threadkiller…………there is NO FREAKING WAY that I would trade Jair Jurrjens this year. If there is a trade to be made that will really help improve our offense….I see it being done in two ways.
1. Trade Derek Lowe to a team like the Yankees or Red Sox who will be in the market for some starting pitching that can HANDLE pitching in those high profile markets (a bat off the bench or another arm in the bullpen would be acceptable in return).
2. Be willing to trade our top prospects like Teheran and package them in a trade for a Jose Reyes like bat.
Unless we make a move that significantly upgrades our offense…….our starting pitching and Johnny Venters will keep us competitive. However, once the injury bug hits our bullpen due to overuse because our offense cant “get it up” with any consistency……then we’ll be a .500 or at best 10 games over .500 type of team (which wont come close to making the play-offs).
FEAR
May 31st, 2011
3:47 pm
dunn is batting worse than uggla
Threadkiller
May 31st, 2011
3:48 pm
I’m just saying..JJ is an Ace! He will be a free agent in a year and a half I believe. Plus he is a Boras client. I’m just saying..What “If” what would we accept for JJ. We could solve our offensive troubles for sure. What team would be a good trading partner for what we need?
cabravesfan
May 31st, 2011
3:49 pm
3 months of Reyes is NOT worth Teheran.
Shaun
May 31st, 2011
3:49 pm
JJ for Kemp and a prospect? Or JJ and McLouth to the White Sox for Quinton, Dunn and pitcher Jackson?
The Dodgers probably wouldn’t give up Kemp straight up for Jurrjens. It would have to be more like Jurrjens and a prospect for Kemp.
If we’re considering salaries, why would the Braves want to give up Jurrjens for Quinton, Dunn and Jackson? And if the White Sox are willing to cover the salary deference (highly unlikely), why would they trade 3 players they are counting on for one pitcher? Granted Jurrjens has been great but no way the Sox would trade three talented players for him and pick up the salary difference.
CB
May 31st, 2011
3:50 pm
I would rather have Michael Bourn than Reyes,same type of player except under contract.
ncscoots
May 31st, 2011
3:50 pm
OK, a Reyes trade tout confirms: new IP and moniker for Dentz.
cabravesfan
May 31st, 2011
3:50 pm
Also, just out of curiosuty, where would Adam Dunn play on the Braves?
Fleming
May 31st, 2011
3:51 pm
Reyes career – .288 .338 .437 .774
Fleming
May 31st, 2011
3:52 pm
Not worth the money he will be getting
FEAR
May 31st, 2011
3:52 pm
Dunn could be our DH when we make it to the WS! HAHAHAHAH
TennesseePaul
May 31st, 2011
3:53 pm
But he can’t just toss aside pitcher fear, either
He can’t toss it aside because he never had it.
Arkansas Transplant
May 31st, 2011
3:53 pm
One Time’s got no case
Are you crazy? Top prospects for Reyes? no way.
There’s really only a couple of players I’d take from the yanks for Lowe also.. Maybe a Lowe for Nunez and Nik Turley or Banuelos. That would suit me fine. We’d get our SS backup and another good left handed pitching prospect.
Fleming
May 31st, 2011
3:53 pm
ncscoots
The capitalization and ignorance gave him away first post
ellabell 1
May 31st, 2011
3:53 pm
I know this won’t happen but the best thing to do with Uggla is send him to the minors and let him work out his hitting problems. The main one seems to be that he wants to pull everything pitched to him.
Threadkiller
May 31st, 2011
3:54 pm
cabravesfan , Or Quinton or who ever..Right fiels..Move Heyward to center, Martin stays in Left..If we were able to get a big bat
ncscoots
May 31st, 2011
3:54 pm
The capitalization and ignorance gave him away first post
Fleming, I was leaning that way, also. But the first post wasn’t just gratuitously stupid, so there was an infinitesmal chance it were not he. You have a better eye for such than I.
Hillbilly
May 31st, 2011
3:55 pm
Congrats to the Hammer on his Honorary Degree from Princeton!
Lesson #1: Why it sometimes pays to read closely instead of scan:
I saw this post earlier and have spent nearly an hour now trying to figure out how this was allowed to happen. Finally I scrolled past it again and noticed “THE” in the sentence.
Eric from MO
May 31st, 2011
3:55 pm
Nashville moving Prado to second is stupid. Sorry no other word describes it better. How is Uggla going to get out of his slump on the bench? Also how far do you think the Braves will go without Uggla? We need him to get going and he cant do it sitting on the bench. Exactly why major league teams dont hire fans to run baseball teams.
jim
May 31st, 2011
3:55 pm
“We could really get something in return for him [JJ]” -
yeah — trade the only pitcher that consistently goes 7+ innings and what we will get in return is a lot of sore arms in the bullpen — already in danger of that.
VaBravesFan
May 31st, 2011
3:56 pm
I’d be pretty happy if Schafer put up around these numbers.
270. 340. 420.
Wow...
May 31st, 2011
3:58 pm
Let’s trade McCann. THINK OF WHAT WE COULD GET FOR HIM!!!!!
Baseball 101
May 31st, 2011
3:58 pm
“Amen to that… even our high school kids know that stuff – it’s Baseball 101, for Pete’s sake!!”
Someone call me?
ncscoots
May 31st, 2011
3:58 pm
Driving me insane with the inanity.
Especially since baseball is a game in which you do the same thing over and over, expecting different results, because you GET THEM. The game is practically built on that premise.
VaBravesFan
May 31st, 2011
3:59 pm
The Braves should make no trades. We’ve done this well with a terrible offense thats bound to get better. Keep our Prospects. Trade Derek Lowe this offseason.
count_schemula
May 31st, 2011
4:00 pm
“Doing the same things over and over when you get the same results is a definition of insanity”
For the love of $&^##%, stop with the freaking definition of insanity. Freak. Driving me insane with the inanity.
cabravesfan
May 31st, 2011
4:01 pm
Threadkiller
Wait, you’d put Dunn in right field? Really? And he’s not exactly that “big bat” anymore. He (as a few people have mentioned) is having a worse season then Uggla and is due $14 million next year and $15 million the 2 after that (which is more than Uggla is…). Quinton, fine. But not in any way would I make a trade for Adam Dunn
AtlYnkHtr
May 31st, 2011
4:01 pm
Fleming, just quit while you are ahead.
TennesseePaul
May 31st, 2011
4:01 pm
I’d be pretty happy if Schafer put up around these numbers.
270. 340. 420.
That’s an AVG+/OPS+ of 108/115 compared to the league and 105/107 compared to the position.
Just Pat
May 31st, 2011
4:01 pm
I’m outta here before McFann explodes due to Wow’s post @ 3:58! Y’all take care and play nice.
count_schemula
May 31st, 2011
4:02 pm
“as soon as we get a guy who can slug a little bit, thatll be the end of schafer.”
No.
We will stick that person in LF or RF.
Skillet
May 31st, 2011
4:02 pm
Starting position player grades on offense after a 1/3 of the season.
B Prado…Good season so far, but needs to do better than .280.
D Heyward…Too many injuries for a young man. Having a horrible year.
C Chipper…Still pretty clutch, but it’s easy to see that he doesn’t have much left.
A B-Mac…Dude is awesome.
F Uggla…It’s getting ridiculously bad for him.
C+ Gonzo…I thought he’d have better numbers
D- McLouth….Nate should be considered a utility player, and nothing more.
C- Freeman…About what we expected for a rookie.
Gordo
May 31st, 2011
4:02 pm
I think the Bravos should target Pence & Keppinger of the Astros for a trade.
keylargo
May 31st, 2011
4:03 pm
Gonzo is playing the best defense in the NL at SS and only Troy Tulowitzski has a higher Fielding %. Gonzo has 1 fewer HR’s than Reyes has triples (6)
Gonzo makes $2.5 M; Reyes $11 M
Gonzo would love to come back as a Brave in 2012 for about $3M
Reyes would probably settle for Uggla money but would be POed he wasn’t making more.
And you’re having trouble deciding which SS you want?
VaBravesFan
May 31st, 2011
4:06 pm
I’d take Gonzo just based on salary. He’s a better defensive player over Reyes in my opinion as well. Gonzo actually is hitting over 270. this year, what sticks out is his 0 for with RISP on the season.
Atlanta should bring him back next year.
Eric from MO
May 31st, 2011
4:06 pm
Thread you want to trade the best pitcher in baseball? Then our rotation is no longer that g ood. Hudson isnt an ace anymore. ERA over 3. Hanson struggles to get deep in the game. Lowe is no more than a 5 or 6 inning pitcher. Beachy, Minor, and Teheran are all young and unproven. Our great bullpen will be killed with not getting days off when JJ pitches. We suddenly lose our edge on other teams and our lineup is slightly less worse. Yeah lets trade the best pitcher in baseball!!!!!!
DS1
May 31st, 2011
4:06 pm
VaBravesFan
My money says no trades, unless the hitting stays sporadic deep into June. By then we should know a couple of things: if Heyward is returning to his norms of early 2010, if Uggla is coming out of his bad stretch, if Chipper’s knee is going to need fixin, and if Schafer is the real deal (or McLouth comes back strong.
If we get a couple of no’s out of my list, then it might be time to deal for a bat.
But I also think Lowe stays around to complete his contract. Not sure what kind of value he’d have on the open market unless he has a killer year. But if he does, then why would you want to deal him.
At least we have some starting pitching depth coming along (Medlen, Teheran, Minor, Beachy, Delgado, etc).
CB
May 31st, 2011
4:06 pm
Trade proposal day! I love it!
Bobby Hill
May 31st, 2011
4:07 pm
The Braves aren’t going to trade Jurrjens during the season. Teh Braves won’t trade Lowe during the season unless they fall out of contention. The only pitcher who might get dealt during this season is Minor.
Losing Minor wouldn’t significantly effect the Braves chances of making the playoffs this year, and if he were to bring back a decent outfielder I can see the braves being tempted.
SoWeGa Fanatic
May 31st, 2011
4:08 pm
wjones
May 31st, 2011
3:21 pm
“SoWeGa Fanatic
May 31st, 2011
3:14 pm
Infield defense? Wonder if FF instead of Troy and Gonzo instead of the HotDog has anything to do with it.”
Sure does. So I guess if we’re playing good defense, it’s because the players are doing well, and if we are hitting poorly it’s because the coaches aren’t doing their job. I think I understand now. Hypocrisy, right?
******************************
Nope, I didn’t say that. I totally agree the hitting sucks. But, I wasnt crucifying TP last year either. I’m a huge proponent of it’s usually the player’s fault. If the coaching was so important in the game/stats, the coaches would be making $15 mill a year. They can certainly help (or hurt), but it boils down to largely who is in that lineup.
Arkansas Transplant
May 31st, 2011
4:09 pm
Bobby Hill
Mark my words, if Minor shows them he’s ready to take over full time, it could very well mean that Lowe could be moved by July 31st if we thought we were getting a good deal in return.
AtlYnkHtr
May 31st, 2011
4:09 pm
Pretty interesting article on http://capitolavenueclub.com/ regarding the increase in swing percentage of balls outside the strike zone for uggla and the decrease in swing percentage on strikes. Now I don’t know what all that means but it sounds pretty bad (he says in his best tom cruise impersonation). Anyway, probably the best example I have seen that shows uggla’s struggles are between the ears.
Eric from MO
May 31st, 2011
4:10 pm
Thread how will JJ be a FA in a year and a half?
Eric from MO
May 31st, 2011
4:10 pm
CA but we would be getting rid of the best pitcher in baseball for Dunn. Why would we want to keep the best pitcher?
Threadkiller
May 31st, 2011
4:11 pm
Eric, Just throwing big bat names out there..Nothing specific..Just what kind of package could we get right now for JJ is probably a better way to re-phrase. I thought I read some where that JJ will be a free agent in 2013? Not sure I remember correctly. But talking trades is way better than listening to Shaun in my opinion!
ncscoots
May 31st, 2011
4:11 pm
Trade proposal day! I love it!
Kee-rist, why not, LOL? We finished the last offseason a whole two months ago.
SoWeGa Fanatic
May 31st, 2011
4:11 pm
Folks, this entire lineup is underperforming. It is a collective team slump, althought they have actually improved team BA over the last 2-3 weeks. A team getting 8-9 hits and 3-4 BB’s should score more than 1-2 runs. This one isn’t. I will be the first person on the Slog to admit, I just don’t know. Now, Man up!
BravePack
May 31st, 2011
4:11 pm
Hey maybe Uggla should pull a Heyward and say he’s hurt and has had nagging injuries since the season started and that is why he is slumping. It seems to get everyone off the phenoms back.